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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Apr. 26, 2024

Game users must arbitrate claims, 9th Circuit rules

A minor accrued $6,200 in costs making in-app purchases to advance further in the game, according to court records.

Reversing a district court judge's decision, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday that consumers who sued Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. alleging false and misleading advertising of a Game of Thrones game app had to take their claims to arbitration.

The case boiled down to whether the Terms of Use of the Game of Thrones: Conquest game was "reasonably conspicuous" on the opening screen.

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong of ...

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