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Civil Litigation

May 2, 2025

Activision denies Uvalde shooting link to 'Call of Duty' game

Activision says "Call of Duty" fictional rifle didn't influence Uvalde school shooter; hearings postponed to July.

Activision denies Uvalde shooting link to 'Call of Duty' game
Judge William F. Highberger is presiding over the case.

A lawsuit claiming a video game published by Activision aided the Uvalde school shooter rests on a flimsy premise because the game did not depict the rifle used in the attack, defendants argue in Los Angeles County Superior Court filings.

Judge William F. Highberger continued to July hearings that were scheduled for Thursday.

"When this case began, the lynchpin of plaintiffs' commercial speech theory was a screen within "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)&...

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