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WWEHall of Famer Booker T. is pitch up for a main event match againstActivision , albeit one in the court rather than the Squared Circle . A Texas Union judge has just ruled yesterday that Booker T. Huffman ’s lawsuit against theCall Of Dutypublisher over the figure of one of its famous army FPS series ’ characters can now move forward , traverse Activision ’s petition to brush off the case .
The lawsuit in query was filed last February , withBooker T. contest thatCall Of Duty : Black Opssupporting lineament David ‘ Prophet ’ Wilkes is too standardised to G.I. Bro , a former military gimmick that Booker once performed under and still own the right of first publication to . Prophet , a cybernetic Specialist aligned with the series ’ admirer , made his first visual aspect in 2015’sCall Of Duty : Black Ops III , but it was his design in the previous 2018 sequel , Call Of Duty : Black Ops 4 , which trigger Booker T ’s suit due to Prophet sharing several traits with the wrestler – include a set of long dreadlock that Booker began feature in his later years .
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According to a instruction that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas release yesterday , Judge Robert Schroeder has ruled in favor of honoring a previous ruling by a magistrate jurist last year , advancing the case ofBooker T. Huffman v. Activision Publishing , Inc. , Activision Blizzard , Inc. , and Major League Gaming Corp.despite Activision requesting to ignore or transfer the fount . In his statements regarding the ruling , Schroeder noted the similarity in both Prophet and Booker T ’s thingmajig : “ Because a side - by - side comparison of the works identified in Plaintiff ’s complaint are sufficiently alike to believably allege strike law of similarity , Plaintiff has adequately plead copying . ” There is no word yet on when the court case will keep , but Booker will be represented by attorneys Micah Dortch and Chris Lindstrom of the Potts Law Firm and Patrick Zummo with the Law Offices of Patrick Zummo .
Booker tonne is well jazz among wrestling rooter for his authoritative mid-90 ’s run in World Championship Wrestling , during which he make headway the coveted World Heavyweight Title belt no less than five times before transfer to the World Wrestling Federation ( now get it on as WWE ) during the party ’s buyout of WCW in 2001 . In gain to his in - ringing career , he has also served as a broadcast reviewer on current WWE programming , madeappearances in shows likeThe Weakest LinkandCharmed , and has even collaborated with mirthful Quran publisher Last Sentry Comics on a comic series based on his former G.I. Bro gimmick , the character which serves as the Book of Genesis of his causa with Activision .
While Prophet ’s law of similarity toBooker T ’s old personais most likely an extreme co-occurrence , the resemblance was seemingly too great for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to ignore , hence their ruling yesterday . Only prison term will separate if the five - time WCW Champion can take out off another victory againstActivision , or what force such a opinion would have on theCall Of Duty : Black Opsseries go forward , but for now it seems that both the iconic Sports Entertainer and video plot diligence giant are getting quick for a conflict far less scripted than what they are used to .
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Source : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
