Philadelphia lawsuit alleges defendants develop, distribute and profit from an unreasonably dangerous product designed to maximize betting behavior that leads to addiction; the NFL, named as a defendant, is among the largest shareholders of Genius Sports, which powers more than 98% of the sports betting market with officially-licensed NFL data.

BOSTON, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) today announced the filing of a landmark product liability lawsuit against a series of defendants engaged in the development and distribution of what the lawsuit alleges are unreasonably dangerous products: online sports betting platforms that relentlessly push addictive live in-game microbets.

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