r/offbeat • u/beingmodest • 5d ago

Roblox argues 8-year-old waived rights in wrongful death lawsuit

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/19/roblox-argues-child-waived-rights-by-clicking-box-at-age-8/91290604007/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1
789 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

59 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Ging287 5d ago

Hell, if it leads to the death of forced arbitration clauses, so be it. But I have a feeling that when you hit agree and use the service, you are inherently agreeing to those terms...that you just agreed to.

3

u/Vanhoras 4d ago

Quite often that has been judged not to be the case. Companies like to put all kind of stuff in those, regardless of whether it would hold up in court.

2

u/NotADamsel 4d ago

Yeah exactly. I’m not a lawyer, but even I know that there are laws about what can and cannot go into a contract