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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 17, 2010

Judge: Games Not Covered by ADA

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a visually impaired video game player against Sony for not modifying its games to accommodate his disability.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that a visually impaired video game player filed against Sony for not modifying its games to accommodate his disability, which he claimed violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.

Plaintiff Alexander Stern filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court last October, claiming Sony's ab...

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