Minor ‘Apex Legends’ Player Not Required To Arbitrate UCL Claim, Panel Says

(January 19, 2024, 2:23 PM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California appellate panel affirmed a trial court’s denial of a video game developer’s motion to compel arbitration of a minor’s putative class action claims that it violated the state’s unfair competition law (UCL) by deceptively inducing minors into paying for digital currency to purchase in-game items, finding the arbitration agreement not applicable after the minor disaffirmed his contract with the developer....