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Class-action lawsuit against Fortnite to go ahead in Canada

A class action lawsuit against Epic Games will be going ahead in Canada.

The lawsuit was first initiated in 2019 by Montreal-based legal firm Calex Legal on behalf of the parents of two minors who claimed that Epic Games knowingly created Fortnite to be as addictive as possible.

Now, judge Sylvain Lussier has sided with the plaintiffs, agreeing that that claim "does not appear to be frivolous or manifestly ill-founded," with the legal proceedings to now go ahead as the plaintiffs "have a valid product liability claim against the defendants."

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