Microsoft Corp on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss the stringent antitrust sanctions that some state attorneys general want to impose on it, saying the states are trying to "displace" the Justice Department's decision to settle the case.
Trying to bolster its legal argument before the start of remedy proceedings against the company, Microsoft told the judge that the nine states still pursuing the case are overstepping their authority by proposing sanctions that go beyond the Justice Department's settlement deal.
"Under well-settled legal and constitutional principles, the non-settling states are limited to seeking redress for state-specific injuries caused by Microsoft's conduct," Microsoft said in its brief. "They cannot displace the United States in its role of establishing national competition policy."
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