States: We need MS money so we can sue them again
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Massachusetts and West Virginia, the two holdout states seeking tougher penalties against Microsoft Corp. in its antitrust case, told the trial judge that the software company owes them $2.32 million in attorneys' fees. Seven of those states then decided against appealing her decision, and Microsoft agreed to pay them $25 million in legal reimbursements to be divided based on how much they spent on the antitrust case. California contributed most of those legal costs.
"This is money these two states would have received had they not decided to pursue an appeal," Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler said. "Maybe we'll see whether this is an issue the court needs to resolve." He declined to say whether Microsoft believes $2.32 million was an appropriate amount for reimbursement.