A mom of a Mississippi Fortnite player who is on the hook for $1,000 in fees in the multiplayer video game is representing a proposed class of parents who claim Sony Interactive Entertainment has failed to create effective safeguards to prevent children from making unauthorized purchases on its platform.
Brandi Crawford is suing the San Mateo, California-based company after her 10-year-old used her debit card to purchase more than $1,000 in Fortnite V-bucks within about 24 hours through a PlayStation Network account he created without her approval, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday.
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