Legal Opinion
Comes v. Microsoft Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 13, 2005No. 03-1703PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The plaintiffs in this antitrust case have been certified by the district court to represent two classes of purchasers of Microsoft products. See Iowa Rs. Civ. P. 1.261-1.279. Microsoft appealed, claiming the plaintiffs have not established the prerequisites for class certification. We affirm.
I.Facts and Prior Proceedings.
This suit was brought against Microsoft Corporation for violating the provisions of the Iowa competition law, Iowa Code §§ 553.4, 553.5 (1997). The plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and the classes they seek to represent, claim that Microsoft engaged in…
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- In re Potash Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1995
- Comes v. Microsoft Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Vos v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2003
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