"Mr. Nadella - as Microsoft s CEO and ultimate decisionmaker for the largest transaction Microsoft has ever made - may have unique relevant knowledge which plaintiffs are entitled to explore," Corley wrote.
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U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in an order denied Microsoft s bid to stop the gamers lawyers from deposing Nadella, who has served as CEO since 2014 and helped guide the company s blockbuster deal for Activision that closed in October.
The year began with Microsoft announcing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard; the year ends with the deal still incomplete due to US regulator comp.