Following last week's preliminary injunction that ordered customs officers to seize thousands of PS3 consoles entering Europe, Sony will be trying to have the injunction lifted "at an emergency hearing in the Hague's civil court of justice" today. LG will likely request that the consoles be destroyed (no!) while Sony will request that the seizures stop.
"However, this is only a preliminary injunction, that has resulted in shipments being temporarily withheld," a Sony spokesperson told The Guardian. "It does not indicate any acceptance of LG's allegations. We consider these allegations unwarranted, and will take appropriate measures including filing a claim of opposition to courts in the Netherlands."
A court judgment could be returned as early as today, The Guardian posits. the And while this is limited to Europe for now, we'd like to remind you that LG is trying to start trouble in the US as well. You wouldn't like us when we're angry, LG.
Sony and LG face courtroom showdown today over seized PS3s ('several thousand' of them!) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
