Widower Can Replace Dead Wife In Google Gift Card Scam Suit, Judge Says

( June 25, 2025, 1:36 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge granted a dead plaintiff’s widower’s motion for leave to substitute himself as plaintiff, add new plaintiffs and amend the dead wife’s putative class action against Google LLC and affiliates for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by failing to protect customers from Google Play gift card scammers....