Judge OKs Arbitral Review Of Esports Players’ $120M Monopoly Claims

(March 15, 2024, 3:31 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge dismissed a putative class action brought by two professional players of the video game “Call of Duty” (CoD) and one affiliated business entity against developer Activision Blizzard Inc. after the parties filed a stipulation agreeing that an international arbitral tribunal will decide the arbitrability of claims that Activision monopolized CoD-related esports....