masteratt
12-20-2007, 11:18 PM
So did the judges:
Jack Thompson’s New Mexico GTA Lawsuit is Thrown Out by Judge (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/12/18/breaking-jack-thompsons-new-mexico-gta-lawsuit-is-thrown-out-by-judge/)
GamePolitics has learned that a New Mexico judge today dismissed Jack Thompson’s wrongful death suit against Take Two Interactive and Sony.
The case, filed in 2006 by Thompson and a New Mexico attorney, claimed that Grand Theft Auto Vice City played a role in 14-year-old Cody Posey’s 2004 murder of his father, stepmother and stepsister.
In disposing of the case, Judge Huling ruled that the Court did not have jurisdiction over Take Two and Sony, since neither corporation has offices in New Mexico. Judge Huling also ruled that New Mexico laws did not support Thompson’s wrongful death claim in the case.
Thompson and his co-counsel have 30 days to filed an appeal. The controversial is pictured at left holding a September, 2006 press conference to announce the lawsuit.
UPDATE: GamePolitics has received this comment from Take Two regarding yesterday’s dismissal of the New Mexico GTA Vice City wrongful death suit:
We are pleased that the Court took decisive and appropriate action to dismiss a case that Take-Two has always known had no basis in law or in fact.
Thompson was asked, but did not provide a comment on the case.
Jack Thompson’s New Mexico GTA Lawsuit is Thrown Out by Judge (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/12/18/breaking-jack-thompsons-new-mexico-gta-lawsuit-is-thrown-out-by-judge/)
GamePolitics has learned that a New Mexico judge today dismissed Jack Thompson’s wrongful death suit against Take Two Interactive and Sony.
The case, filed in 2006 by Thompson and a New Mexico attorney, claimed that Grand Theft Auto Vice City played a role in 14-year-old Cody Posey’s 2004 murder of his father, stepmother and stepsister.
In disposing of the case, Judge Huling ruled that the Court did not have jurisdiction over Take Two and Sony, since neither corporation has offices in New Mexico. Judge Huling also ruled that New Mexico laws did not support Thompson’s wrongful death claim in the case.
Thompson and his co-counsel have 30 days to filed an appeal. The controversial is pictured at left holding a September, 2006 press conference to announce the lawsuit.
UPDATE: GamePolitics has received this comment from Take Two regarding yesterday’s dismissal of the New Mexico GTA Vice City wrongful death suit:
We are pleased that the Court took decisive and appropriate action to dismiss a case that Take-Two has always known had no basis in law or in fact.
Thompson was asked, but did not provide a comment on the case.