S.T.G.
S.T.G., S.B.G., and S.J.G., minors, by and through their guardian Samuel Garcia; I.H. and E.H., minors, by and through their guardian Arnold Hernandez; and M.A. and E.V.A., minors, by and through their guardian Stephanie Allen; individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Epic Games, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 S.T.G., S.B.G., and S.J.G., minors, by Case No.: 24-cv-517-RSH-AHG and through their guardian SAMUEL 12 GARCIA; I.H. and E.H., minors, by and ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S through their guardian ARNOLD RENEWED MOTION TO COMPEL HERNANDEZ; and M.A. and E.V.A., ARBITRATION 14 minors, by and through their guardian STEPHANIE ALLEN; individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; [ECF Nos. 40, 46] 16 Plaintiffs, 17 v.
EPIC GAMES, INC.,
19 Defendant. 20 21 Before the Court is a renewed motion to compel arbitration filed by defendant Epic Games, Inc. ECF No. 40. As set forth below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs filed this putative class action on March 18, 2024, against the maker of the popular video game Fortnite. ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs are seven minors who played Fortnite while under the age of 13, who claim that without their parents’ consent, the videogame unlawfully collected sensitive data protected under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…