Pokemon sued for monster trespassing in backyard

San Francisco

A NEW Jersey resident with a pocket monster in his backyard filed what may be the first lawsuit against Niantic Inc and Nintendo Co for unleashing Pokemon Go across the US, claiming that players are coming to his home uninvited in their race to "catch 'em all".

The West Orange man alleges that the companies have created a nuisance with their GPS-based game and seeks class-action status on behalf of all Americans whose properties have been trespassed upon by players in search of Pokemon Go monsters. The complaint includes references to Pokemon hunters parading into an Alabama cemetery and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington and also cites a Massachusetts homeowner visited more than a dozen times within hours of the game's release last month.