In re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 15 (§ 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914) · 28 U.S.C. § 1407
Relies on Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · Szabo v. Bridgeport Machines, Inc. · Kenneth Newton · Mace v. Van Ru Credit Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“one of the legitimate purposes of class actions is to provide a mechanism for litigation of small claims that no individual plaintiff would have the incentive to bring. If a defendant has committed a substantial violation of the law, it should not be able to retain the benefits of its wrongdoing simply because it took a little bit from a lot of people.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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