Consumer Law
Sep. 8, 2026
Fortnite addiction keeps teen's claims out of arbitration
A Los Angeles judge found a teenager's alleged addiction to Fortnite impaired his ability to voluntarily stop playing, allowing him to maintain his disaffirmance of Epic Games' arbitration agreement despite continuing to use the game.
A teenager's alleged addiction to Fortnite prevented his continued gameplay from reviving an arbitration agreement he had disaffirmed as a minor, a Los Angeles judge ruled Thursday in what he said presented a question not addressed by existing case law.
Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff denied Epic Games Inc.'s request to reconsider an earlier ruling refusing to send claims brought on behalf of the minor, identified as I.H.G., to arbitration.
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