9th Circuit Vacates Denial Of Motion To Dismiss Minor’s $5M Suit For Lootbox Sales

(October 26, 2023, 2:42 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 25 vacated a district court’s ruling denying video game company Blizzard Entertainment Inc.’s motion to dismiss or compel arbitration of a minor’s putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by deceptively marketing sales of in-game “lootboxes” to minors, citing “serious questions” regarding the court’s jurisdiction and the plaintiff’s standing....