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Oct. 13, 2026

Los Angeles judge rejects Roblox's bid to reconsider arbitration denial in child's videogame addiction lawsuit

A Los Angeles judge rejected Roblox's renewed arbitration bid in a child's videogame addiction lawsuit, finding that an account linked to his mother's email failed to prove adult consent.

A Los Angeles judge rejected Roblox Corp.'s attempt to revive its arbitration bid in a child's videogame addiction lawsuit, finding that newly identified account information still failed to establish that the plaintiff's mother agreed to the company's terms of use.

The order, issued Friday by Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff, leaves intact his Aug. 12 ruling that Roblox had not sufficiently authenticated an arbitration agreement involving the minor plaintiff, ...

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