A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about Microsoft Corp.'s bid for a quick dismissal of tough antitrust sanctions being sought by nine states. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, quizzing both sides on their legal arguments in the landmark case, raised doubts about Microsoft's main argument for dismissal.
Microsoft says the states have no standing to pursue matters any further because the Justice Department (news - web sites) has agreed to settle with the company.
But Kollar-Kotelly noted that neither the original trial judge nor a federal appeals court had raised doubts about the states' right to pursue the case.
"My inclination would be to find that the court of appeals did not have a problem, or we would have heard from them," Kollar-Kotelly told Microsoft attorney John Warden.
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