An attorney in Syracuse, New York is representing a four-year-old boy who suffered a seizure watching his brother play a videogame. The attorney is asking other victims to come forward to presumably set up a class action lawsuit.

The attorney, Michael P. Kenny, is taking Sony and Vivendi to court over Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly for the PlayStation 2, claiming that the game contains “seizure triggers” which harmed his client.

Kenny released the following statement:

“The video game companies know there is a problem, and they choose not to fix it. The video games seizures have a cause, and the manufacturers choose not to correct it.” Kenny asserts that the video game manufacturers knowingly place their financial gain ahead of people’s health. He added, “Without federal legislation to compel the video game companies to take action, we have no choice but to litigate on behalf of the victims.”

You can check out the website Kenny set up right here. What I want to know, and I’m sure I’m not the only one, is why that kid was playing a game with a metascore of 56.

Game Politics

Tags: attorney, epilepsy, games, politics, seizure

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1 Comment » Destenoth on November 3, 2009 11:06 pm Don’t know about games from the PS2 era, but all my Xbox 360 titles have a little notice about seizures somewhere. Not familiar with US law, but if the PS2 game had one, aren’t the companies safe from any lawsuit of this kind? RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.