Lawyer in Microsoft antitrust case quits
C|Net | at | by Mike
The government attorney who cut last November's antitrust settlement deal between the Justice Department and Microsoft is stepping down from his post. Assistant Attorney General Charles James, who is responsible for antitrust matters, will leave his position to pursue a job in the private sector, the Justice Department revealed on Thursday. James is best-known for his role in brokering the pending Microsoft settlement with the Justice Department and nine of 18 states. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has yet to approve the deal. Her ruling on that matter, and on a request by nine other states to impose stiffer sanctions on Microsoft, could come at any time.