Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Microsoft Corp.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 28, 2002No. 60, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. EYLER, Judge.
In March, 2000, appellants, Bobby Davidson and Tri County Industries, Inc., brought suit in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on behalf of a class of Maryland consumers claiming appellee, Microsoft Corporation, overcharged them for its Windows 98 computer operating system. Appellants claimed that appellee’s practices were a monopolization, in violation of the Maryland Antitrust Act (“MATA”), Md.Code, Comm. Law, §§ 11-201 — 11-213 (2000, 2001 Supp.), and a deceptive trade practice, in violation of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (“MCPA”), Md.Code, Comm.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- United States v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- California v. ARC America Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation. Appeals of Robert A. HugginsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by22 opinions
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