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The Entertainment Software Association has announced that it is seeking to recover $644,545 in legal fees that were incurred while trying to block the Illinois video game law on First Amendment grounds.
“From the day Governor Blagojevich announced that he would seek anti-video game legislation, it was clear to everyone that the proposal would be found unconstitutional and would waste taxpayer dollars in a protracted legal fight that would leave parents no better off,” stated Doug Lowenstein, President of the ESA. “We would have preferred to spend our resources on cooperative programs to help parents ensure their kids play appropriate games, rather than divert money to respond to politically motivated attacks on video games. But the State has left little choice, and this petition is consistent with the rules of the federal courts regarding award of attorney’s fees to prevailing parties.”