U.S. District Judge Edward Chen. Credit: Hillary Jones-Mixon Judge Denies Mobile Gaming Company's Motion to Compel Arbitration in Class Action
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that "the agreement to arbitrate is unconscionable and thus not enforceable."
September 06, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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Class Actions
What You Need to Know
- A judge in a California federal court has rejected mobile gaming company AviaGames' motion to compel arbitration in a class action, ruling in a Wednesday order that 'the agreement to arbitrate is unconscionable and thus not enforceable.'
- The original class action, filed in November 2023, accused AviaGames of manipulating gameplay by surreptitiously using bots to compete with users instead of matching them with other humans.
- AviaGames has been involved in previous patent infringement litigation brought by a rival company, which alleged similar claims.
A California federal court judge has rejected mobile gaming company AviaGames' motion to compel arbitration in a class action that accuses it of defrauding users into believing they are playing skill-based games against "live human opponents" instead of computer bots.
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