Legal Opinion
In Re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 2, 2005No. MDL No. 1332, Civ. No. JFM-05-1608PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
On February 18, 2005, Plaintiff Michael I. Mark filed this lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaufort County, South Carolina on behalf of himself and a class of indirect purchasers of Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer in South Carolina. The complaint alleges that Defendant Microsoft Corp. engaged in illegal restraints of trade and thereby was unjustly enriched at the expense of the class.
This case is one of many filed by private plaintiffs against Microsoft since Judge Jackson’s finding that the company engaged in anticompetitive behavior. See United…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ciardi v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- In Re Wiring Device Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- Myrtle Beach Hospital, Inc. v. City of Myrtle BeachSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1999
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