Microsoft in Massachusetts legal fee dispute
WinInfo | at | by Mike
As expected, Microsoft is refusing to pay the legal fees incurred by the State of Massachusetts during its pursuit of the software giant in Microsoft's antitrust case. Before any of the states allied against the company had agreed to settle the case, Microsoft notified them that it would only pay legal fees for the states that did settle, though there is no clear legal precedent defining what fees a settling entity must pay. Massachusetts and West Virginia are the only two states that ultimately turned down the Microsoft settlement, and both states are appealing the settlement. Now, Microsoft is complaining that Massachusetts kept inadequate records during the case, and the company is asking US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to deny Massachusetts at least some of its fees.