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Consumer Protection Law

Aug. 4, 2026

Roblox fails to compel arbitration in one of five gaming addiction cases

A Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled that four of five lawsuits in coordinated video game addiction litigation belong in arbitration, but found Roblox failed to show a parent agreed to arbitrate in one case involving a minor.

Roblox fails to compel arbitration in one of five gaming addiction cases
Judge Lawrence P. Riff

A Los Angeles judge on Monday signaled he would send most of a group of video game addiction claims to arbitration, tentatively granting four of five motions to compel arbitration while finding Roblox failed to show a parent agreed to arbitrate in one of the cases before him.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff issued detailed tentative rulings on five arbitration motions in the coordinated proceeding alleging major video game companies deliberately designed a...

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