Microsoft Corp on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge in California to pause a private antitrust lawsuit over the company's $69 billion bid to buy 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard Inc while a related U.S. regulatory action challenging the deal moves ahead.
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado RuvicIn private consumer case, video gamers challenge $69 bln deal
"There is accordingly no reason to litigate this case right now. Microsoft is already litigating the issues presented here in front of the FTC," Microsoft's lawyers at Wilkinson Stekloff and Alston & Bird told U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley. Lawyers for Microsoft in the California case did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Plaintiffs' attorney Joseph Saveri told Reuters that "Microsoft hasn't provided any sound basis for stopping our case" and that any halt to the litigation would run counter to what he said was a negotiated schedule letting the dispute move forward.In December, the agency said it sued to stop "Microsoft from gaining control over a leading independent game studio.
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