Legal Opinion

In Re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided December 31, 2002No. MDL 1332. No. CIV. JFM-02-2091PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

MOTZ, District Judge.

Plaintiff, State of West Virginia ex rel Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General (“the State” or “West Virginia”), moves to remand this action to the Circuit Court of Boone County, West Virginia. The motion will be granted. The motion for attorneys’ fees and costs will, however, be denied.

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On May 18, 1998, West Virginia filed an action against Microsoft in the District of Columbia alleging violations of federal antitrust law, the West Virginia Antitrust Act, and the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The district court subsequently held a bench…

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