Plaintiffs say law bars arbitration in US case against Roblox, Discord
( October 27, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing Roblox and Discord of lacking adequate security measures to protect the safety of children from child sexual predators told a US federal judge that the companies’ attempts to compel arbitration are foreclosed under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. They argued that under the law, Congress gave survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment the right to have their cases heard in court, notwithstanding whatever arbitration clause they may have accepted. “Roblox and Discord seek to hide these children’s cases, and the true dangers of their platforms, from public view in secret arbitration and to strip these children of their rights to a jury trial,” they said.See attached file. ...
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