Judge Remands UCL Suit Against Gift Card Issuer Over Drained Cards

(March 27, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on March 26 remanded a complaint filed by the San Francisco city attorney on behalf of California against a gift card issuer and three banking entities that the city attorney accuses of violating the state’s unfair competition law (UCL) by issuing insufficiently secured pre-loaded debit cards that were allegedly drained before being used by customers who paid for the cards....