Take Two Interactive v. John B. Thompson

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Take Two Interactive, Inc. v. John B. Thompson is a lawsuit filed by Take Two Interactive against Miami attorney Jack Thompson (full name John Bruce "Jack" Thompson) seeking to permanently enjoin him from filing a public nuisance suit under Florida law against Take Two to block the sales of the unreleased video games Grand Theft Auto IV and Manhunt 2. Thompson had previously filed just such a suit against Take Two to block the release of the Bully, which Thompson lost.

Thompson filed a countersuit on 2007-03-21 charging Take Two with being at the center of a RICO conspiracy. Third parties named in the conspiracy were GamePolitics.com, Kotaku, Joystiq, GameSpot, IGN, Penny Arcade, EGM, Game Informer, Spong, The ESA, The ESRB and the ECA[1]. On 2007-03-28 Thompson filed an amended counterclaim with no mention of RICO[2].

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  1. ^ McCauley, Dennis (2007-03-22). In Countersuit, Thompson Claims Take Two at Center of Vast RICO Conspiracy. GamePolitics.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ McCauley, Dennis (2007-03-29). Where’s RICO? …Revised Jack Thompson Suit vs. T2 Drops Racketeering Allegations. GamePolitics.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.

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