Coffee
Coffee v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
JOHN COFFEE, MEI-LING MONTANEZ,
AND S.M., a minor by MEI-LING Case No. 20-cv-03901-BLF MONTANEZ, S.M.’S parent and guardian, on behalf of themselves and all others ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO similarly situated, DISMISS COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND Plaintiffs, 12 v. [Re: ECF 17]
GOOGLE, LLC,
14 Defendant.
16 In this putative nationwide class action, Plaintiffs allege that Loot Boxes – a feature of certain video games – constitute illegal “slot machines or devices” under California’s gambling laws. Compl. ¶ 7, ECF 1. Loot Boxes may be purchased during game play, using virtual currency. Each Loot Box offers a randomized chance at receiving an item designed to enhance game play, such as a better weapon, faster car, or more desirable player appearance (“skin”). Plaintiffs characterize buying a Loot Box as “a gamble, because the player does not know what the Loot Box actually contains…