10 Gaming Moments That Led To Massive Lawsuits

Oh God why? I really believed I would never have to see this guy's face again. But the past just won't stay buried.

Anyone who was even moderately engaged in the game industry during the early 2000s probably remembers Jack Thompson, a Florida-based attorney who made it his mission in life to exploit video game controversy in the media for his own prof - I mean - to protect the children. Think of the children.

Thompson's misadventures are far too numerous to count, but of note were his frequent battles with Take-Two Interactive, controversial publisher of games like Grand Theft Auto and Bully, often seeking outrageous damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars. These cases were often dismissed.

Anytime a violent tragedy involving a minor was concerned, you could count on Jack Thompson following closely behind, always returning just when you thought he was gone, not unlike Dracula's Curse. Where there was a grieving family looking for anything to make sense of the tragedy they experienced, there was Jack Thompson, all too eager to take their money under the guise of public service.

Eventually, Thompson's aggressive and exploitative tactics would earn him permanent disbarment and a $43,000 fine for his antics.