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• Lawsuits Over Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft Gaming Addiction To Be Evaluated at JPML Hearing

  October 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has agreed to consider whether to consolidate all video game addiction lawsuits against Fornite, Minecraft and Roblox before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Federal Consolidation Sought for Video Game Addiction Lawsuits

  September 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has received a request to consolidate video game addiction lawsuits against the makers of Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite before one federal judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• JPML Rejects Calls to Create Video Game Addiction Lawsuit MDL

  June 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Panel of federal judges determined the growing number of video game addiction lawsuits involve too many different developers and companies to benefit from coordinated pretrial proceedings as part of a federal MDL (Multi-District Litigation).

• Roblox Lawsuit Alleges Video Game Addiction Contributed to Teen’s ADHD, Mental Health Problems

  May 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Roblox and Apple by a Minnesota couple, indicating the game was designed to foster child video game addiction, which has ensnared their teen son.

• Video Game Addiction Lawsuits Seek Damages From Microsoft, Google, Sony and Other Developers

  March 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Game publishers like Nintendo, Microsoft, Epic Games and Ubisoft face a growing number of video game addiction lawsuits, accusing them of purposefully addicting children to their games.