The lawsuit claiming Edwin Castro is not the real winner of the historic $2.04 billion California Powerball jackpot suffered a legal setback this week after a judge ruled he was never properly served a court summons. Lawyers for Jose Rivera, the man who claims he rightfully bought the golden ticket but had it stolen by an acquaintence, incorrectly handed Castro’s father the lawsuit. Castro Snr shares the same name as his son except for a middle initial and was at his son’s Altadena home on the day the server gave him the papers, Superior Court of Los Angeles Judge William Crowfoot noted…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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