A U.S. administrative legislation decide has denied Microsoft‘s request to drive Sony to provide extra paperwork as a part of its ongoing battle with the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) over the Activision Blizzard deal. Though the merger has been accomplished, the FTC remains to be disputing the transaction, and within the odd probability that it wins, Microsoft could also be compelled to divest.
Microsoft accuses Sony of actively campaigning in opposition to Activision Blizzard deal
In a current courtroom submitting, Microsoft expressed its disappointment over Sony’s ongoing marketing campaign in opposition to the Activision deal, arguing that the corporate produced a “cherry-picked” doc in response to an FTC subpoena with the intention to oppose the transaction. The Xbox maker added that it was “entitled to take discovery to check SIE’s assertions and seeks a slim, focused manufacturing of paperwork from SIE associated to the Microsoft-Sony Settlement.”
That movement has now been denied by decide Michael Chappell, who famous in his order that truth discovery on this matter closed in April 2023. Not solely did Microsoft fail to request reopening of discovery, the corporate took it upon itself to serve an unauthorized subpoena to Sony, which isn’t legally enforceable. Consequently, Sony can’t be compelled to provide the paperwork Microsoft demanded.
The battle continues…
