The plaintiff, whose identity is not revealed in the document, is suing Miller, his company, Future Electronics Inc., two of its executives and Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel for $8 million. Robert Miller, according to this latest legal proceeding filed Wednesday in Superior Court, was the alleged mastermind behind the so-called “Miller Network” described in the lawsuit as “a complex and organized network whose main objective was to recruit underage girls to satisfy Robert Miller’s sexual urges.” “The harmful effects of tobacco were not recognized or admitted overnight,” he added.A wealthy Montreal businessman who stepped down from the tech company he founded after being accused of sexually exploiting underage girls is facing a new lawsuit. “The fact that American psychiatrists have requested more research, or that this diagnosis has not yet been officially recognized in Quebec, does not render the claims in question ‘frivolous’ or ‘unfounded,'” Lussier wrote.
The judge said those issues were being debated at the merit, but noted that in 2018 the World Health Organization declared video game addiction, or “gaming disorder,” a disease. The company’s lawyers had argued in court that the evidence presented was insufficient and that video game addiction was not a recognized condition in Quebec, adding that the American Psychiatric Association says there was insufficient evidence to establish it as a unique mental disorder classify disorder. The defendants have 30 days to request leave to appeal. No dollar amount is attached to the lawsuit, with possible compensation to be determined by the court.Ī second category of class action lawsuit deals with in-game purchases, with the court stating that buyers under the age of 18 could be entitled to a refund and refund of their money.Īs of Wednesday, Esposito Chartrand said 200 people had come forward.Įpic Games did not respond to a message requesting comment on Thursday. and had a variety of impact activities such as family, social, educational or professional. The judge approved the lawsuit for all players residing in Quebec as of Septemwho became addicted after playing Fortnite Battle Royale, manufactured by US-based Epic Games Inc. Another child played at least three hours a day more than 7,700 times in two years. One of the parents, identified by initials on file, said his son had played 6,923 games and got angry when his parents tried to limit his playing time, including by locking the computer. “This does not exclude the possibility that the game is indeed addictive and that its designer and distributor are likely aware of it.” “The Court finds that there is no evidence to support these claims of intentionally creating an addictive game,” the judge noted.
The parents claimed the game was intentionally made highly addictive and had a lasting effect on their children, but the court didn’t go that far. The manufacturer’s legal responsibility is “basically the same,” she added.
“Our motion was heavily inspired by the tobacco motion, in terms of exactly what we were alleging,” attorney Alessandra Esposito Chartrand said in an interview. The Montreal company Calex Legal, which filed the lawsuit, has drawn parallels with a landmark civil lawsuit against the Quebec tobacco industry, which alleged intent to create something addictive without adequate warning. “The court concludes that there is a serious problem to be argued, supported by sufficient and specific allegations about the existence of risks or even dangers arising from the use of Fortnite,” the judge ruled, noting that the Action “does not appear frivolous or manifestly unfounded.”
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