Litigation & Arbitration
Jul. 1, 2026
Judge scrutinizes online consent records in Roblox addiction case
A Los Angeles judge heard arguments over whether online account records prove a minor or his parents agreed to arbitrate claims accusing major videogame companies of designing addictive games.
A Los Angeles judge spent Tuesday considering whether electronic account records, in-game purchases and gamer accounts prove a minor or his parents agreed to arbitrate claims accusing Roblox Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Epic Games Inc. of designing addictive videogames.
The hearing before Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff centered on a 2024 lawsuit in which a mother alleges her son, identified as I.H.G., became addicted to videogames including Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft afte...
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