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Microsoft faces private antitrust lawsuit over $68.7B purchase of Activision Blizzard

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Private video game consumers Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft alleging the company’s intended purchase of Activision Blizzard, Inc. , purchase of Activision Blizzard appeared first on JURIST - News. the maker of popular video game “ Call of Duty ,” for $68.7

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SEC Fines Activision $35M Over Whistleblower Claims

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Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that Activision Blizzard Inc., the company behind popular games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush, agreed to pay $35 million to settle accusations that, among other things, it violated the agency's whistleblower protection rules.

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5 Suits Demand Docs On Activision Blizzard Harassment

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Five Activision Blizzard Inc. stockholders have sued the gaming giant in Delaware's Chancery Court for access to documents on allegations that the company's board and senior managers fostered "a toxic corporate culture" that tolerated harassment and discrimination against women.

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Judge Blocks Microsoft Request to Pause Activision Merger Lawsuit

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Microsoft had asked the court to pause a private antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the company's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.

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$18M settlement expected to be approved by federal judge in Activision Blizzard case

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A federal judge in Los Angeles is expected to approve a settlement worth $18 million in a case involving video game giant Activision Blizzard, Inc. ” When the lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, multiple women stepped forward to enhance and confirm the allegations brought against the company.

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Activision Blizzard Wants Out Of Investor Suit Over Probe

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Activision Blizzard Inc. has urged a California federal court to toss a shareholder suit claiming the company hid that California authorities were investigating its allegedly sexist, "frat boy" workplace culture, arguing "these employment and workplace claims have nothing to do with securities fraud."

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Microsoft Elevates New Legal Chief, General Counsel

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billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard Inc. Microsoft has shaken up its legal leadership this month with two in-house promotions, as the tech giant continues to defend its planned $68.7 from the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust challenge.

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