A U.S. judge in California on Thursday turned down Microsoft Corp's bid to freeze a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over the company's $69 billion deal to acquire 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard Inc while a related regulatory challenge to the deal plays out.
"We remain confident in our case and path forward and are committed to closing the deal," a Microsoft spokesperson said on Thursday after the California court hearing.that allowing the private case to move ahead while the FTC dispute is ongoing could cause "needless and duplicative litigation and the risk of inconsistent rulings" on identical matters.
"Staying this case while the FTC litigation is ongoing would thus simplify the issues in this matter," Microsoft's attorneys told Corley.that Microsoft previously had agreed to move the private case ahead even while the dispute at the FTC was pending. The gamers' lawyers also said they were not bound by the FTC proceeding.Microsoft said in court on Thursday in California that it would not close the merger at least until March 31, according to Corley's order.
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