Products liability lawsuits against the makers of some of the most popular games, including Call of Duty and Roblox, represent the latest challenge to the allegedly addictive design in digital applications. The fates of these lawsuits—similar to those against social media and dating app platforms—may provide an answer as to whether such theories of liability based on the contention that an app is designed to be addictive are viable.
As consumers increase their efforts to hold corporate defendants accountable for the alleged injuries caused by their products, products liability claims have become a favored vehicle for attacking the allegedly psychologically ...
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