At Least 13 New Roblox Lawsuits Filed in Two Weeks
- At least 13 new lawsuits naming Roblox were filed in federal court in Northern California between October 2 and October 16, 2026.
- Five of the new cases were filed on October 16 alone.
- Here is every case we found, with the other companies named on each docket:
At least 13 new lawsuits naming Roblox were filed in federal court in Northern California between October 2 and October 16, 2026. It is the same court handling a large group of cases that accuse the gaming platform of failing to protect children from adults who used it to reach them.
Five of the new cases were filed on October 16 alone. At least four also name the chat app Discord, and one names Snap, the company behind Snapchat. The real total may be higher, because court indexes do not always list new filings right away.
The new cases
Here is every case we found, with the other companies named on each docket:
| Filed | Case | Also named on the docket |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2 | 0002 v. Roblox | None |
| Oct. 7 | 0003 v. Roblox | Discord |
| Oct. 7 | HL-0005 v. Roblox | None |
| Oct. 7 | WL-0002 v. Roblox | Discord |
| Oct. 8 | AW-0022 v. Roblox | Discord |
| Oct. 8 | DLG-0077 v. Roblox | Discord, Snap |
| Oct. 15 | 0004 v. Roblox | None |
| Oct. 15 | 0005 v. Roblox | None |
| Oct. 16 | AW-0023 v. Roblox | Not yet listed |
| Oct. 16 | HL-0006 v. Roblox | Not yet listed |
| Oct. 16 | WKC-0001 v. Roblox | Not yet listed |
| Oct. 16 | 0006 v. Roblox | Not yet listed |
| Oct. 16 | Tone v. Roblox | Epic Games, Microsoft, Mojang |
Most cases carry codes instead of names. In 0004 v. Roblox, for example, the plaintiff is a child listed as “KG-JD 0004,” suing through a guardian listed as “KG-GAL 0004.” The KG matches the initials of the Houston law firm on the case, Kherkher Garcia. Other cases use other prefixes and other lawyers.
What one complaint says
The 83-page complaint in 0004 v. Roblox, filed October 15, says the plaintiff, a girl who is now 12, was targeted in a Roblox game around 2020 or 2021 by an adult man pretending to be a child, and that it left her with lasting psychological harm. It brings eight claims against Roblox, including negligence, failure to warn and fraudulent concealment, and asks for a jury trial.
Much of the complaint targets the safety changes Roblox announced in November 2024. It says they came only after a short seller’s report called the platform a “pedophile hellscape for kids,” and calls them “little more than window dressing,” because adults could still chat with children and anyone could lie about their age.
These are allegations. Roblox has not yet answered the complaint, and none of the claims has been proven in court.
One case may be about addiction
Tone v. Roblox, filed October 16, also names Epic Games, Microsoft and Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft. Those companies are defendants in video game addiction lawsuits coordinated in Los Angeles, so this one may be an addiction claim. Its complaint is not public yet.
Where the cases go from here
The federal Roblox cases are being combined before one judge, Chief Judge Richard Seeborg, in a multidistrict litigation, No. 3166. He handles the shared pretrial questions, such as what Roblox knew and when, for all of them at once. Law firms tracking the case put it at more than 170 pending lawsuits by mid-2026.
States are suing separately. Nevada reached a $10 million settlement with Roblox in April 2026 that included age-verification changes, Fox reported. When Louisiana sued in 2025, Roblox told TechCrunch it could not comment on pending litigation but dedicates “substantial resources, including advanced technology and 24/7 human moderation” to safety.
Related: a Pittsburgh jury’s verdict in an exploitation case involving Roblox gift cards.
