The impact of video gaming addiction lawsuits on insurers
David Cummings of Reed Smith discusses how a recent uptick in gaming addiction lawsuits may impact insurance.
Many of us have indulged in the occasional video game as a way to decompress, to socialize with friends or just to test out our hand-eye coordination, but for a small percentage of people, these games become so much a part of their life that it can be classified as an addiction.
Those with video game addiction have severely reduced control over their gaming habits, to the point that it has negative consequences on their life, including at work, at school and within their personal relationships. Currently, some of the world’s most popular video game publishers are battling lawsuits alleging the addictive nature of these games has caused people some kind of personal or financial injury.
As such, these publishers may soon be turning to their insurance companies, hoping these liabilities will be covered under their policies.
So, what do these lawsuits mean for the insurance industry?
For this episode of the Insurance Speak podcast, we were joined by David Cummings, partner in the Insurance Recovery Group at Reed Smith, to discuss just that. Listen to our full conversation with Cummings above, or subscribe to the Insurance Speak podcast on Spotify, Apple Music or Libsyn.