Appeals Court Rules Microsoft Can Contest Facts In Antitrust CaseAppeals Court Rules Microsoft Can Contest Facts In Antitrust Case
Sun Microsystems cannot prevent 356 facts favorable to its suit against Microsoft Inc. from being contested, even though they were part of the federal government's successful antitrust case.
Sun Microsystems cannot prevent 356 facts favorable to its suit against Microsoft Inc. from being contested, even though they were part of the federal government's successful antitrust case, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
The ruling makes it moderately more difficult for Sun's antitrust lawsuit, although the appeals court did not dismiss the case or any key findings.
In a 14-page published opinion, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2002 pretrial motion by U.S. District Judge Frederick W. Motz in Baltimore. Read the rest of the story.
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