Microsoft wins grant for closed testimony
C|Net | at | by Mike
A federal judge has granted a Microsoft request that would close upcoming depositions in its antitrust trial to the media. But U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she would allow the media to file court briefs in response to Microsoft's request. A deposition is sworn oral testimony generally available only to the parties in the action. Depositions in the next phase of the trial start Feb. 1. Kollar-Kotelly's giving the media the opportunity to respond is in some ways unprecedented, say legal experts.