Federal multidistrict litigation tracker

MDL 3166 Update — Roblox Child Exploitation Lawsuit

In re: Roblox Corporation Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault Litigation. Counts are monthly JPML snapshots and can change between reports.

Lawsuit status — October 2026

Roblox Child Exploitation Lawsuit

Verified October 17, 2026

MDL: MDL-3166
Court: N.D. Cal.
Judge: Judge Richard Seeborg
Pending cases: 180; Count as of October 1, 2026 · Source; -2 since prior report
Current phase: Pretrial: arbitration motions being briefed; no trial date
Settlement status: No public settlement program identified
Latest development: JPML reports 180 pending actions in MDL-3166 on October 1, 2026, compared with 182 on September 1; 190 total historical actions are reported separately.
Next major event: No future public court date is currently verified in this record.

What changed this month?

●JPML reports 180 pending actions in MDL-3166 on October 1, 2026, compared with 182 on September 1; 190 total historical actions are reported separately. Source
●JPML reports 182 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 177 on August 3. Source
●A court order set the briefing schedule for bellwether motions to compel arbitration, with replies due November 10, 2026 and the hearing to be set by the court. Source
●The court gave notice of its intent to appoint Thomas J. Perrelli as settlement master to mediate settlement discussions. Source

MDL details

Created: December 12, 2025
Pending: 180
Total actions filed: 190
Monthly change: -2

Defendants named in the tracked record

Roblox Corporation; Discord Inc. (in some cases); Snap Inc. (in some cases); Meta Platforms, Inc. (in some cases). Defendants dispute the allegations.

Historical case counts

Report	Pending	Total filed
October 1, 2026	180	190
September 1, 2026	182	187
August 3, 2026	177	182

What the litigation alleges

The tracked claims concern negligence, misrepresentation, failure-to-warn, and design-defect claims against online platforms, including child sexual exploitation, grooming, or assault after contact through roblox. These are allegations; defendants dispute liability and causation.

Stage and bellwether status

The court is first deciding whether bellwether plaintiffs' claims must go to arbitration. A May 18, 2026 order set a fall 2026 briefing schedule for Roblox's and Discord's bellwether motions to compel arbitration, with the hearing to be set by the court; the public record reviewed does not show a ruling. Defenses under Section 230 and the First Amendment are also expected to be litigated. No trial date or settlement program has been announced; in April 2026 the court gave notice that it intends to appoint a settlement master to mediate.

Settlement status

No global settlement or public payout schedule was identified in records reviewed October 17, 2026. An April 16, 2026 notice says the court intends to appoint Thomas J. Perrelli as settlement master, solely to mediate settlement discussions.

Individual claims: No official individual payout amounts have been published.