Pokémon Go fad has passed but monster trespassing suit lives on

Netsertive employees Jenny Bramble, left, Rupert Sizemore, center left, Matthew Havens, center, and Sarah Palmer, right, play Pokemon Go while taking a quick break from their office on July 28, 2016 in Morrisville, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

Homeowners who blamed the Pokémon Go craze for disturbing their peace and wrecking their gardens will get their day in court. 

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled March 29 that private property owners can move forward with a trespassing case against Niantic Inc, the developer of the smartphone game for hunting virtual monsters.