Sanders v. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.

188 F. Supp. 2d 1264 (2002)

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Sanders v. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.

United States District Court for the District of Colorado
188 F. Supp. 2d 1264 (2002)

  • Written by Tammy Boggs, JD

Facts

In April 1999, 17-year-olds Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold committed a mass shooting at Columbine High School. Numerous students were injured and killed, and teacher William Sanders was killed. Harris and Klebold had been avid, fanatical video-game players, and the video games contained storylines with scenes of violent fighting and shooting. Sanders’s family (the Sanders family) (plaintiffs) sued the video-game makers and suppliers (together, the producers) (defendants), among others, alleging negligence and strict liability. The Sanders family claimed that the games made violence pleasurable and attractive without showing any consequences of the violence, thereby causing Harris and Klebold to plan and commit the Columbine shootings. The Sanders family also alleged that the video games instructed Harris and Klebold on how to point and shoot guns without showing any safety measures or restraints. The producers filed a motion to dismiss the complaint based on failure to state a claim.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Babcock, J.)

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