California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) tried to stop the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from settling with Activision, but the resulting fallout not only sullied the reputations of both agencies, but has also proved to be all for naught.
Wanting something doesn't make it a federal case, as the State of California just found...in Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ
"Intervention" Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 24 https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_24
Intervention Motion, Consent Decree, and Response https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60492502/36/us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-activision-blizzard-inc/ https://investor.activision.com/consent-decree-with-EEOC https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.35.0.pdf
"Activision Avoids California Bid to Intervene in Settlement " Bloomberg Law - December 13, 2021 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/activision-judge-denies-california-bid-to-challenge-settlement
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