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VeriaTech & Vita Life to Join Class Action Lawsuit Against K-TRAN
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| VeriaTech, Vita-Life to join class action lawsuit.
Although these corporations have traditionally butted heads in the past in all matters concerning both business and corporate trade secrets, two of the largest healthcare providers in Glitch City, VeriaTech (VTECH) and Vita-Life (VLIFE) have joined power corporation Jinterprises (JINT) in filing a class action lawsuit against transportation conglomerate K-TRAN (KTRAN) following the "excessive use of an orbital base station's low-orbit weapons system to cause systematic damage to infrastructure and loss of life."
"This is absolutely ridiculous," said a representative of VeriaTech, who declined to be named, "Corporate security is one thing, and one that [VeriaTech] will defend the right to so long as we maintain a presence on this planet, but our neighbors should remain conscious of each other," The representative said over the phone.
This tragedy echoes a similar event that occurred last year, when an experimental low-orbit ion weapon owned by the technology leader Blue Moon Arms (BMA) was discharged twice from space, one of which was "a controlled test in an abandoned area of the Industrial District."
However, the weapon malfunctioned, leading to a blast that destroyed not just the intended target, but much of the surrounding infrastructure owned by various Glitch City steel and materials manufacturing groups. The corporation suffered incredible public backlash in response, although the weapon remained in operation well into the Midnight District disaster months later, during which the weapon was activated again.
This time, the weapon's attack resulted in the destruction of an enormous, thought-to-be radioactive tree which appeared in the Midnight District. Shortly after, an unknown military group attempted to seize the orbital weapon, leading to a short space battle which peppered the city in raining scrap metal and fallen vehicles for weeks afterward. The final grave of the orbital weapon is in Westport, which has reportedly been left untouched by the Glitch City Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has declined to comment.
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