Judge hears Microsoft class-action arguments
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
A federal judge in Baltimore heard arguments Tuesday on whether more than 100 antitrust suits filed by consumers against Microsoft should be grouped together as a class action suit.
In a motion hearing before Judge Frederick Motz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, lawyers Stanley Chesley and Michael Hausfeld argued on behalf of the plaintiffs in favor of class certification of the suits. The consumers' key argument is that Microsoft overcharged for its Windows operating system and violated competition laws in an effort to protect the monopoly status Windows enjoys in the consumer market.