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Activision Gamers' Bid To Depose CEO Paused For FTC Trial

Law 360

A California federal judge on Thursday postponed gamers' request to depose Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick in their suit opposing Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of the video game company, saying it "doesn't make sense" to rule before an upcoming August trial in the FTC's suit challenging the deal.

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Gamers Can Depose Microsoft CEO For Activision Challenge

Law 360

A California federal court granted a request from gamers asking to depose Microsoft's CEO about the company's $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard and also vacated a trial scheduled for the merger challenge, citing pending appeals from gamers and federal enforcers.

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'Busy' Abbott Exec Has Time To Get Deposed, Judge Says

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An Illinois magistrate judge on Tuesday said she was not buying arguments from Abbott Laboratories that a top executive there is too "busy" trying to solve the "nationwide infant formula shortage" to sit for a five-hour deposition in a patent case brought by the University of California.

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Elon Musk Won't Be Deposed In Energy Storage Patent Case

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A California federal judge denied Unicorn Energy AG's request to depose Elon Musk on Tuesday in a case claiming Tesla infringes its energy storage technology patent, saying it was "speculative" to question Musk about an alleged conversation that would show his pre-suit awareness of the asserted patent.

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Versace, Fashion Nova Settle Case Days Before the Start of Trial Over Copycat Wares

The Fashion Law

District Court for the Central District of California states that the parties “agreed to a settlement in principle and will finalize the outstanding matters before the pretrial conference scheduled for July 16, 2021, with the district judge.” In an order on July 15, Magistrate Judge Rozella Oliver of the U.S. Versace to testify.

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Google Slams Users' Latest Bid To Pull CEO Into Privacy Row

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Google and Chrome users are continuing to exchange jabs in a dispute over the company's alleged tracking of private web browsing activities, with Google slamming the latest bid to depose its CEO as a "fishing expedition" and the plaintiffs pressing a California federal judge to impose more sanctions on Google for discovery violations.

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Musk Atty Objects To 'Outrageous' Deposition Request

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Elon Musk's attorney has said it's "outrageous" that a class of former Twitter investors is trying to depose the attorney in a case accusing Musk of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, telling a California federal judge the move threatens to undermine his attorney-client relationship.