Activision Blizzard's year of news appearances is almost unbelievable, but perhaps none more so than the announcement that Microsoft and Xbox is purchasing them for just under $70 BILLION in cash.
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Headlines now talk of New York City suing Activision for the alleged transgressions of CEO Bobby Kotick, but...it's a bit less salacious than all that...so far.
There's never been a more publicized records request...in Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
HOEG LAW PLAYLIST
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HEADLINES
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-york-city-sues-activision-blizzard-says-bobby-kotick-is-unfit-to-negotiate-the-microsoft-buyout/
https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-nyc-lawsuit-bobby-kotick-microsoft-1848880896
https://news.yahoo.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-bobby-kotick-microsoft-new-york-city-175110274.html
https://www.eurogamer.net/new-lawsuit-alleges-activision-ceo-rushed-through-microsoft-acquisition-to-escape-liability-for-wrongdoing
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/04/new-york-city-sues-activision
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/business/new-york-city-sues-activision-blizzard.html
TWEETS
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LAW AND LAWSUITS
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21864041/new-york-activision-complaint.pdf
https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2021/10/the-informed-board/this-isnt-your-grandparents-books-and-records
PRESS RELEASE
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220428005998/en/Activision-Blizzard-Stockholders-Approve-Proposed-Microsoft-Transaction
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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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