Technology
Jul. 14, 2023
FTC blocked again from halting Microsoft-Activision deal
The rejection of the FTC’s bid was widely expected on a day in which the commission and Chair Lina M. Khan faced setbacks in the courts and aggressive criticism from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee.
A federal judge in San Francisco rejected a bid by the Federal Trade Commission to temporarily enjoin Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard Inc.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, an appointee of President Joe Biden, denied the FTC’s bid to block the merger pending resolution of the commission’s appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft C...
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