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Roblox argues 8-year-old waived rights in wrongful death lawsuit (www.courier-journal.com)
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Can an 8-year-old waive their rights to sue a company by clicking a box?

That's the stance of Roblox, an online gaming platform that bills itself as a digital playground.

The argument comes as the $41-billion company is embroiled in a lawsuit with the family of a Northern Kentucky child whose death by suicide, her mother says, is related to use of the platform.

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[–] 38 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Children aren't legally allowed to enter into contracts. How are their lawyers this stupid? Are they just getting their arguments from chatbots?

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  • [–] 25 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    They aren't stupid - they're stalling, dragging the trial out in an effort to coax the plaintiff into a settlement or running out of money so they'll have no choice but to drop the suit. It's standard issue corporate evil.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Likely a mix of all 3 things. (Both stupid lawyers using chatbots and a special extra helping of techbro leadership that is hellbent on "challenging the paradigm" or some other shit)

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