Google Defeats Scam Victim’s Suit Over Allegedly Stolen Funds

Google LLC convinced a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the company unlawfully kept funds it received through widespread Google Play gift card scams and didn’t refund scam victims.

Google’s terms and conditions include a provision shielding it from third-party misconduct, including “the third-party induced Google Play gift card purchases through scams,” Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Monday.

Plaintiff Judy May alleged that if there were clearer warnings about gift card scams on Google Play gift cards, she wouldn’t have bought the cards after being induced …