Lawyers target "Grand Theft Auto" maker Take-Two

Discussion in 'Video Games and Technology' started by drippy, Feb 15, 2006.

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  1. drippy, Feb 15, 2006
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    New lawsuits heading their way including a potential class action suit on behalf of Take-Two's sharehholders. Ouch.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/wr_nm/media_taketwo_dc

    Take-Two also disclosed that they found a "material weakness" in their accounting. Also turns out there are not only FTC inquiries, but SEC inquires as well. Yikes.

    That's all I'm going to say about the topic.
     
  2. Draven, Feb 15, 2006
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    Oh, for fuck's sake. not another fucking lot.
    That is all I am going to say about the topic.
     
  3. Ops_was_a_truck, Feb 15, 2006
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  4. rattrap007, Feb 15, 2006
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    It is deja vu all over again..
     
  5. Boardwise, Feb 15, 2006
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    You sound surprised?
    It's America, suing is a national hobby.
     
  6. 03Mach1, Feb 15, 2006
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  7. MegaMoonMan, Feb 15, 2006
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    Ah, who cares. I'm also glad I bought it when I did.

    I will say one thing... :horse: 
     
  8. Vangelus, Feb 16, 2006
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    "In further news, legal praciticioner Jack Thompson has filed a lawsuit against the groups currently taking class action suits against Take Two Entertainment for 'stealing my goddamn schtick'."
     
  9. BigPrime3000, Feb 16, 2006
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    Everytime I read about one of these lawsuits I can't help but think.....When's it gonna be my turn?
     
  10. gil, Feb 16, 2006
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    Let's jump on the bandwagon too and sue Take Two and Nintendo for not getting together and making a GTA on the Gamecube.
     
  11. angeltread, Feb 16, 2006
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    'Milberg Weiss, the most prominent class-action law firm in the United States, said in a press release on Monday that Take-Two engaged in fraudulent and illegal conduct during the class period so that insiders could sell more than 661,000 shares for proceeds of more than $18 million.'


    sorry, not sure what some of you are reading, but that shit's not legal; and if i actually owned shares, i'd be 'bouncing off the f*cking walls' pissed. there's nothing frivolous about that.
     
  12. Draven, Feb 16, 2006
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    Maybe so. But unfortunately fuckheads like Thompson have now pretty much guranteed a planet-wide rolleyes whenever Take 2 and legal action are mentioned in the same sentence.
     
  13. drippy, Feb 16, 2006
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    Yup, you're right.

    But it's much easier to click on the little buttons and make fun things like :horse:  or :rolleyes:  etc.
     
  14. MegaMoonMan, Feb 16, 2006
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  15. jet convoy, Feb 17, 2006
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    Ok, all these GTA topics are getting on my nerves.
     
  16. Darkravager, Feb 17, 2006
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    I gotta ask. Are YOU actually Jack Thompson? It seems like you have as big a hard on for Take Two going down as he does.
     
  17. Ra88, Feb 17, 2006
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    :rolleyes: 

    Another thing for Jack Thompson to whine about when he attends one of those meetings.
     
  18. Vangelus, Feb 17, 2006
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    Y'know, I hear that if they win the suit, Jack Thompson's gonna swear a pride oath of blood-vengeance over the pyres of his ancestors.
     
  19. Streck, Feb 17, 2006
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    Did you miss the rule about personal attacks? Any more of this shit and the thread's closed.
     
  20. Drake, Feb 17, 2006
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    Imagine if these lawyers would band together and fight the real rapists, murderers, drug dealers, pedophiles and terrorists instead of chasing the ones in video games.
     
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