More Tunney trouble

[link|http://news.com.com/2100-1001-821418.html|Now the DOJ has a Tunney ache]

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The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has set a news conference for Thursday to release details of its suit and a request that the judge overseeing the remainder of the antitrust case wait for full disclosure of the communications before passing judgment on the settlement.

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and nine states have agreed to the settlement, which is subject to judicial review under the Tunney Act, governing antitrust settlements.

"The AAI believes both Microsoft and the DOJ have deliberately avoided the disclosure requirements of the Tunney Act process or offered incomplete or misleading information," the institute said in a statement.

Another nine states in the case are pressing District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for stiffer sanctions against Microsoft for violating antitrust law in preserving its monopoly in personal computer operating systems.

[link|http://news.com.com/2100-1001-822312.html|They've filed the suit]

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WASHINGTON--A nonprofit antitrust group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the Justice Department and Microsoft violated federal law by not properly disclosing all information and communications related to settlement negotiations.
The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) filed the suit, which largely relies on newspaper reports to support its nondisclosure allegations. The Tunney Act requires the government and an antitrust violator to disclose all communications related to the settlement process.

But legal experts said the suit would likely have only a negligible impact on whether a federal judge approves the November settlement cut between the Justice Department, Microsoft and nine of 18 states.

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