Legal Opinion
Vacco v. Microsoft Corp.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 2002No. SC 16566PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
This appeal raises two significant issues.1 First, as a matter of first impression, we must determine whether the plaintiff, Andrew Vacco,2 as an end user licensee3 of a software product manufactured by the defendant, Mircosoft Corporation, may maintain a claim against the defendant pursuant to the Connecti*62cut Antitrust Act (Antitrust Act), General Statutes § 35-24 et seq. Second, we must determine whether the plaintiff may maintain a claim, predicated on the same factual allegations underlying the antitrust claim, pursuant to the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by70 opinions
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