[Am-info] plot thickens -- BBC: MS begs EU to back off, West Virginia files separate anti-trust suit

[Roy Bixler]

But the most interesting part of this story at 
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1690000/1690780.stm" is a 
revelation at the end that West Virginia has not only held out from the 
US-DOJ inspired settlement, but is filing their own lawsuit:

    West Virginia has filed a suit, alleging the company has breached state  
consumer protection and anti-trust law. 

    The state's case is largely based on the original ruling in the federal 
anti-trust case, in which Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said the company had 
abused its monopoly. 

    While the penalties Judge Jackson imposed were struck out, his verdict 
remains intact. 

    It also accuses the company of breaking rules prohibiting "unfair and 
deceptive practices" and selling products below cost "with intent to destroy 
competition".