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Publisher reaches settlement with student athletes in likeness legal battle
Read More »Activision Blizzard to appeal for Vivendi split next month
Call of Duty publisher Activision will attempt to overturn a court decision that has prevented it from buying out its current owner Vivendi. The $8.2bn move, which was announced back in July, was blocked by a Delaware court lawsuit last week. Now the Delaware Supreme Court has said it will …
Read More »Activision appeals block on Vivendi sale
US publisher files emergency appeal to lift injunction before $8.2bn deal expires
Read More »Activision-Vivendi deal halted by court
Shareholder claims of unjust enrichment result in injunction
Read More »3D Realms withdraws Gearbox lawsuit
3D Realms’s lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever co-developer Gearbox ended today when the company voluntarily withdrew its complaint. The legal rowbegan in Junewhen 3D Realms claimed that Gearbox owed some $2 million in unpaid royalties as part of the 2010 agreement that gave the studio license for the Duke Nukem …
Read More »Duke Nukem lawsuit withdrawn
Legal row between former friends at Gearbox and 3D Realms ends
Read More »Zynga, Kixeye settle corporate theft suit
Former GM Alan Patmore admits to stealing trade secrets from social game maker
Read More »Second suit seeks to block Activision deal
$8 billion stock sale cut ties with Vivendi, but another shareholder claims unjust enrichment
Read More »38 Studios deal investigated by SEC
Public records show Rhode Island EDC hired law firm to help with federal inquiry
Read More »Judge okays 38 Studios lawsuit
Rhode Island EDC is cleared to pursue claims, but has to wait for full $75m
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