Attorney Michael Rehm — (800) 978-0754

Attorney Michael Rehm represents families of children harmed through sexual exploitation and grooming on the Roblox platform throughout San Jose and California. Roblox Corporation is headquartered in San Mateo — fifteen miles from San Jose. Lawsuits filed by families across the country allege that Roblox knowingly designed and operated a platform that enabled sexual predators to contact, groom, and exploit children, while publicly misrepresenting the platform as safe. In January 2026, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated federal cases into MDL No. 3166 — In re: Roblox Corporation Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault Litigation — assigned to the Northern District of California, which encompasses San Jose.

What the Lawsuits Allege

The lawsuits against Roblox allege that the platform's design — including direct messaging features, easy account creation without meaningful age verification, and virtual currency systems — facilitated predatory contact with minors. Plaintiffs allege that Roblox knew of widespread predatory activity on its platform for years, submitted thousands of reports of potential child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and nonetheless continued to operate features that enabled that exploitation while making public safety representations that did not reflect the platform's actual risks.

The legal theories include product liability — defective design and failure to warn — and misrepresentation. Plaintiffs argue that Roblox's platform design constitutes a defective product because it fails to protect the class of users the platform targets and depends on for revenue: children. The Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act defense — which shields online platforms from liability for third-party content — is being contested in this litigation on the grounds that Roblox's own platform design and features, not merely third-party content, are at issue.

Who May Have a Claim

Families of minors who were groomed, exploited, or sexually assaulted through contact that originated on the Roblox platform may have claims. Evidence supporting a claim typically includes records of in-platform communication, Robux transaction histories, law enforcement reports, and documentation of the contact between the child and the perpetrator. Claims may also exist for children who suffered psychological harm from exposure to inappropriate content or from financially exploitative in-game mechanics designed to extract money from minors.

Statute of Limitations Considerations

California Code of Civil Procedure § 340.1 governs the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims. For claims arising from sexual exploitation facilitated by a platform, the applicable limitations period and any tolling doctrines require case-specific analysis — including whether the victim was a minor at the time of the harm, the discovery rule, and any applicable tolling provisions. Contact Attorney Michael Rehm to assess the specific timeline in your case.

MDL No. 3166 — Northern District of California

Federal claims against Roblox are being coordinated in MDL No. 3166 before Chief Judge Richard Seeborg in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division. The MDL coordinates discovery and pretrial proceedings across cases filed nationwide. Individual cases retain their identity within the MDL and are returned to their home districts for trial following pretrial proceedings. State court claims may proceed separately in California Superior Court.

Related Pages

• San Jose Personal Injury Attorney
• San Jose Social Media Harm Attorney
• San Jose Video Game Addiction Attorney
• San Jose Defective Product Attorney

Attorney Michael Rehm represents families of children harmed on the Roblox platform throughout San Jose and California on a contingency fee basis. No fee without a recovery. Call (800) 978-0754 for a free consultation.

The information on this page is general legal information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case turns on its own facts. The law can change — statutes are amended, cases are decided, and regulations are revised; nothing on this page should be relied upon as a statement of current law without verification. Deadlines and legal bars discussed on this page are general guides — whether a particular deadline applies, has run, or is subject to tolling, and whether a particular doctrine bars or limits recovery in your case, requires individual analysis. Contact Attorney Michael Rehm to discuss the specific facts of your situation.