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.
But, in an unusual move, the states urged U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to delay any decision that might force Microsoft to pay the fees immediately. The states' lawyers said that, while the money would be helpful to pay current legal expenses, they wanted to avoid a contentious public fight with Microsoft that could distract from their courtroom arguments.
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