Court Denies Microsoft Subpoena for IBM Data
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From the Associated Press
A U.S. court in New York quashed a Microsoft Corp. subpoena for IBM Corp.’s documents related to the software company’s European antitrust case.
Judge Colleen McMahon said Microsoft’s subpoena amounted to a “blatant end run” on the European Commission’s authority. The judge said that the Brussels-based regulator strongly opposed Microsoft’s request, and that enforcing such a subpoena could harm U.S. sovereignty if a foreign court were used to obtain documents in a U.S. proceeding.
Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft says the commission is colluding with Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM and other rivals, and denying the company a fair chance to review key evidence.
