Georgia Northern District Court
Judge:Thomas W Thrash, Jr
Case #: 1:24-cv-02019
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:May 08, 2024
Last checked: Monday Nov 04, 2024 3:54 AM EST
Defendant
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Represented By
Andrianna Kastanek
Jenner & Block LLP
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Megan Poetzel
Jenner & Block LLP
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Alison I. Stein
Jenner & Block Llp -Ny
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Cayman Mitchell
Jenner & Block Llp -Ny
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Carol Patrick Michel
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Isabel Friedan Farhi
Jenner & Block Llp -Ny
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Defendant
Sledgehammer Games, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Defendant
Mojang AB
Represented By
Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Defendant
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Defendant
Treyarch Corporation
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Defendant
Microsoft Corporation
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Sara A. Fairchild
Davis Wright Tremaine, Llp - Wa
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Gary Rubman
Covington & Burling, Llp-D.C.
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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David Sneed
Covington & Burling, Llp-D.C.
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Kathryn Cahoy
Covington & Burling LLP
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Ambika Kumar
Davis Wright Tremaine, Llp - Wa
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Adam Sieff
Davis Wright Tremaine Llp-Ca
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Defendant
Infinity Ward, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Defendant
Epic Games, Inc.
Represented By
Moez Kaba
Hueston Hennigan LLP
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Sada J. Baby
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
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Allison Libeu
Hueston Hennigan LLP
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Adam Martin Sparks
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
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Padraic Foran
Hueston Hennigan Llp-Ca
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Adam Minchew
Hueston Hennigan LLP
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Defendant
John Doe
Defendant
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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Plaintiff
Michael Antonetti
Represented By
Tina Bullock
Bullock Legal Group, LLC
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Mark A. DiCello
Dicello Levitt And Casey LLC
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Richard Meadow
The Meadow Law Firm, LLC
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Breean Walas
Bullock Legal Group LLC
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Defendant
Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Defendant
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Represented By
Gabriella Nourafchan Ismaj
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Karin G. Pagnanelli
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Nicholas Peter Panayotopoulos
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Jonathan R. Friedman
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Defendant
Rockstar Games, Inc.
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Represented By
Gabriella Nourafchan Ismaj
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Karin G. Pagnanelli
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Nicholas Peter Panayotopoulos
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Jonathan R. Friedman
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Defendant
Rockstar Games UK Limited
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Represented By
Gabriella Nourafchan Ismaj
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Karin G. Pagnanelli
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Llp -La
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Nicholas Peter Panayotopoulos
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Jonathan R. Friedman
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Llc-Atl
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Defendant
Mojang Studios
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Sara A. Fairchild
Davis Wright Tremaine, Llp - Wa
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Gary Rubman
Covington & Burling, Llp-D.C.
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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David Sneed
Covington & Burling, Llp-D.C.
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Kathryn Cahoy
Covington & Burling LLP
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Ambika Kumar
Davis Wright Tremaine, Llp - Wa
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Adam Sieff
Davis Wright Tremaine Llp-Ca
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Defendant
Epic Games International Holdings, LLC
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Defendant
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Terminated: 08/30/2024
Represented By
Benjamin Lee Brown-Harkins
King & Spalding LLP
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TaCara D Harris
King & Spalding
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Geoffrey Michael Drake
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GPO Jan 31 2025
OPINION AND ORDER. The Defendant Epic Games, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Arbitration [Doc. 46] is GRANTED. The Defendant Activision Blizzard, Inc., Infinity Ward, Inc., and Treyarch Corporation's Motion to Compel Arbitration [Doc. 59], joined by Activision Publishing, Inc. and Sledgehammer Games, Inc., is also GRANTED. Defendant Epic Games, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 104] is thus DENIED without prejudice. This action is hereby STAYED until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 1/31/2025. (bgt)

Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Friday, January 31, 2025
134 134 22 pgs order Order on Motion to Compel Order on Motion to Dismiss Fri 01/31 3:51 PM
OPINION AND ORDER. The Defendant Epic Games, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Arbitration [Doc.46 ] is GRANTED. The Defendant Activision Blizzard, Inc., Infinity Ward, Inc., and Treyarch Corporation's Motion to Compel Arbitration [Doc.59 ], joined by Activision Publishing, Inc. and Sledgehammer Games, Inc., is also GRANTED. Defendant Epic Games, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss [Doc.104 ] is thus DENIED without prejudice. This action is hereby STAYED until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 1/31/2025. (bgt)
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