Texas sues Microsoft

[John Bryan <jnelson@bga.com>]

  TEXAS SUES MICROSOFT FOR INTERFERING WITH ANTITRUST PROBE
  
     http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C16166%2C00.html?nd
  
  
  Texas sues MS charging them with interfering in the state's
  antitrustinvestigation.
  
  Some clips...
  
  "Texas Attorney General Dan Morales asked a state
  court in Travis County, today to prohibit the company 
  from 'undermining the state's investigation into possible 
  antitrust vilations by the company.' "
  
  According to the suit, "Microsoft requires all companies
  with which it does business to sign a contract requiring
  the companies to inform Microsoft prior to providing any
  information to state or federal antitrust investigators."
  
  "We've been concerned about this contract requirement, 
  and we're looking into the legality of it in the court of
  our ongoing inquiry," Connecticut Attorney General Richard
  Blumenthal told CNET's NEWS.COM. "If we find that it is 
  impeding our investigation, we will take similar action." 
  
  Connecticut--along with Massachusetts, New York, Texas,
  Oregon, and California--are investigating Microsoft's 
  business practices. 
  
  -John B