Epic Games Wins Renewed Bid to Arbitrate Kid’s Privacy Claims

Epic Games Inc. succeeded in forcing the sole remaining plaintiff in a proposed privacy class action to arbitrate her claims that it collected her information in violation of a federal children’s privacy law.

Plaintiff E.V.A., a minor under the age of 13, was equitably estopped from arguing that she wasn’t bound by the arbitration provision in the Epic Games end-user licensing agreement after information emerged during the litigation showing that she signed up for an account herself and engaged in regular gameplay on that account, Judge Robert S. Huie of the US District Court for the Southern District of California ...