Microsoft judge gets decision 'roadmap;' proposed findings of fact in historic case have a few surprises

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Federal district judge Thomas Penfield Jackson must study the differing views of the findings of fact submitted by each side in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, and it is not surprising that they present diametrically opposed views of the facts. The government's brief fails to address a fundamental element of proof that is fatal to its claims, that Microsoft's actions denied the Netscape Communications Corp. access to the marketplace. The brief also does not confront the 40% threshold the judge set for the level of foreclosure needed to prove Microsoft's contracts constituted exclusive dealing.

Microsoft Corp., Antitrust law, Unfair competition (Commerce), Unfair competition

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Gillette gets nicked in court; bullying litigation strategy backfires in suit against Norelco

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The article discusses Gillette Co's dismay at the Norelco Consumer Products Div entering the electric razor market, which Gillette dominates and how Gillette's lawsuit claimed that Norelco's commercials for a razor targeted one of its products. This false advertising suit ended badly for Gillette, with its witnesses forced to admit that the very executives who participated in a decision to sue Norelco later designing the tests it used as proof, allowing Norelco to suggest bias.

Gillette Co., G, False advertising, North American Philips Corp.

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