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Larsen v. PTT, LLC

  1. June 12, 2025

    High 5 Can't Slash $7M Enhanced Damages In App Case

    A Washington federal judge denied High 5 Games' post-trial bid to toss or lower a $7.2 million enhanced damages award for operating illegal casino-style mobile apps, finding that the amount was properly decided by a jury and complied with limits under Evergreen State consumer protection law. 

  2. March 25, 2025

    High 5 Subsidiary Can't Skirt $25M Jury Award, Class Argues

    A lead plaintiff in a class action told a Washington federal judge to allow an unjust enrichment claim against a High 5 Games subsidiary, arguing that a 2022 asset transfer is being used as a ploy to avoid paying $25 million that a jury awarded the class Feb. 7, finding gambling addicts were targeted with social casino-style mobile apps.

  3. March 18, 2025

    High 5 Can't Undo Jury's $7M Enhanced Damages, Class Says

    A class of players said that High 5 Games can't escape $7.2 million in enhanced damages for targeting gambling addicts with social casino-style mobile apps, arguing that a federal judge should not upend the plaintiffs' right to a trial by jury.

  4. February 07, 2025

    Jury Awards Players $25M In High 5 Mobile Gambling Case

    A Washington federal jury on Friday awarded nearly $25 million to a class of players who said they were injured by game developer High 5 Games' social casino-style mobile apps that targeted gambling addicts as "whales."

  5. February 04, 2025

    Meta Can't Dodge Testifying In Mobile-App Gambling Trial

    A Washington federal judge has determined Meta must testify on the authenticity of data showing how much players spent on High 5 Games' illegal gambling mobile apps, saying the parent company of Facebook would not be overly burdened by providing a witness from one its three nearby offices. 

  6. November 13, 2024

    Judge Suggests Casino App Transfer Blunts Gamer's Attack

    A Washington federal judge raised doubts Wednesday about whether a lead plaintiff accusing a casino app developer of offering illegal gambling can rope in the company's subsidiary, which took over the online games in what the plaintiff calls a bid to avoid legal responsibility. 

  7. July 08, 2024

    Holland & Hart Dodges Deposition Order In Discovery Spat

    A Washington federal judge said from the bench Monday that she would not order the deposition of High 5 Games LLC's defense team for alleged discovery misconduct in a class action accusing the company of targeting gambling addicts, ruling the depositions were not crucial to make a case for sanctions.

  8. June 12, 2024

    Mobile Game Maker Ruled Liable For Illegal Gambling In Wash.

    Two of High 5 Games' mobile apps are illegal gambling games, a Washington federal judge has ruled in an order that said the "virtual coins" used by players were things of value under Washington law, even though they are sometimes free and can't be cashed in for real money.

  9. May 31, 2024

    Class Wants Holland & Hart Deposed Over Discovery Lapses

    A Washington consumer bringing a class action against High 5 Games is seeking to depose the company's defense team, accusing its employees and attorneys of a "years-long campaign of discovery misconduct" that hid records showing the game seller targeted gambling addicts for profit on its social casino apps deceptively marketed as free-to-play.

  10. March 29, 2024

    Attys Dodge Sanctions Over Microsoft Word Error, Judge Rules

    An error in an attorney's Microsoft Word settings made sanctions against two firms for filing oversized briefs while representing High 5 Games in a consumer protection class action unnecessary, a Washington federal judge ruled Thursday.