August 22, 2019
The company behind the popular Pokemon Go augmented reality game must try to dissuade players from trespassing on private property, pay Pomerantz LLP $4 million in attorney fees and pay named plaintiffs $1,000 each in a settlement agreement granted final approval by a California federal judge on Thursday.
February 15, 2019
Niantic Inc., the company behind Pokemon Go, has promised to take steps aimed at dissuading players of the popular augmented reality game from trespassing on private property and causing other nuisances, as part of a proposed settlement outlined in documents filed Thursday in California federal court.
March 29, 2018
"Pokémon Go" maker Niantic Inc. can't defeat a proposed class action alleging it encouraged users to trespass, as a California federal judge said the case raises novel notions of "virtual trespassing," and "open questions and closing the courtroom door do not go together."
July 27, 2017
A California federal judge Thursday threw out claims that "Pokémon Go" maker Niantic Inc. was responsible for players trespassing on private land, saying the putative class was too broad and the plaintiffs failed to show that purported damages exceeded the $5 million minimum required for federal subject matter jurisdiction.
March 03, 2017
A proposed class of property owners on Thursday fired back at "Pokémon Go" developer Niantic's argument that it wasn't responsible for players' alleged trespass on private land, telling a California federal court that the company had ample opportunity to curb the intrusion but instead "encouraged and rewarded" the conduct.
January 30, 2017
The developer and marketer behind Pokémon Go hit back Friday at a proposed class action in California federal court accusing them of profiting from a game that encourages users to illegally wander onto private property, arguing that they weren't responsible for individual players' actions and had done nothing wrong.