Split 9th Circuit Panel Says Roblox Waived Bid To Arbitrate Child Safety Suit

( September 8, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that a California federal judge properly denied online video game developer Roblox Corp.’s renewed motion to compel arbitration of claims brought against it for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by marketing itself as safe for kids when it allegedly is not because Roblox participated in litigation on the merits before invoking its arbitration clause....