Overview
- Texas filed the case in King County, a rural West Texas venue where a single judge, Jennifer Habert, presides over a small docket.
- Texas becomes the third state to bring such action after Kentucky and Louisiana, as dozens of recent private lawsuits by families also target the platform.
- A California judge last week ordered a separate high-profile case against Roblox to proceed in open court after the company sought private arbitration.
- Paxton’s complaint accuses Roblox of enabling grooming and exposure to sexually explicit content, while the company says it shares the goal of online safety.
- Texas lawmakers strengthened online protections for minors in 2023, and Paxton has used those provisions in related litigation such as his ongoing case against TikTok.