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Garriott Verdict Out of this World

By pete_gallagher

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Noted space travel enthusiast and legendary videogame developer Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) can now afford a few more trips into orbit following a $28 million win resulting from a lawsuit brought against former employer NCsoft Corp.

Garriott was issued stock options (valid through May 30, 2011) when NCsoft bought his company Destination Games in 2001. A clause, however, dictated that the options would expire in the event he voluntarily left the company.

A news release from Garriott's attorney firm Fish & Richardson claims that Garriott took a leave of absence in order to travel aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. During his post-flight quarantine, however, 'Garriott was informed by NCsoft that his time with the company was over.' NCsoft argued that his termination was a voluntary resignation.
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).

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