Advent Telecommunications Sues SEGA Corporation Regarding Greater China Contract.Business Editors/Legal Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2002 Advent Telecommunications, Inc., d/b/a Excite Interactive Media Development ("Excite"), a Los Angeles-based video game developer and distributor, announces today that it has filed a lawsuit against SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. Corporation for anticipatory breach anticipatory breach n. when a party to a contract repudiates (reneges on) his/her obligations under that contract before fully performing those obligations. This can be by word ("I won't deliver the rest of the goods" or "I can't make any more payments") or by action of contract and declaratory relief declaratory relief n. a judge's determination (called a "declaratory judgment") of the parties' rights under a contract or a statute often requested (prayed) for information in a lawsuit over a contract. in the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. for the Central District of California. The lawsuit alleges that SEGA has denied the binding effect of an agreement with Excite concerning the grant of various exclusive and non-exclusive rights of distribution and development of SEGA products in Greater China (China, Hong Kong and Taiwan). This agreement was signed by SEGA's senior managing director in February 2001. Representing Excite in this case is attorney Jinshu "John" Zhang of the Los Angeles office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , an 830-lawyer international law firm. John Zhang can be reached for comment at (310) 586-7750. |
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