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 ...