From Judge a decision Monday by Judge Brian Wimes (W.D. Mo.) in Courtright v. Epic Games, Inc. :

Carey Courtright … is the mother of K.C., a minor who was twelve years old at the time this suit was filed. Plaintiff alleges that video games are designed, marketed, and sold in a way that creates and sustains addiction in users….

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution limits the scope of tort liability by preventing recovery in cases where plaintiffs seek to hold defendants liable for protected conduct. See New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) (holding the right to free speech is a defense to defamation); N.A.A.C.P. v. Claiborne Hardware Co. (1982) (holding the right to freely associate is a defense to conspiracy-based torts); Hustler Mag., Inc. v. Falwell (1988) (holding th

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