Judge limits claims against Intel
140079
A US judge limits an antitrust case launched against chipmaker Intel by AMD, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
643171
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A federal judge dismissed a major portion of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s antitrust lawsuit against archrival Intel Corp. , ruling that AMD cannot sue in the United States for Intel's alleged monopolistic tactics overseas.
280692
The special master appointed to hear evidence from both parties in the AMD v. Intel antitrust case has recommended that Intel be compelled to produce documents for evidence that it had previously declined to submit. If Judge Joseph A. Farnan, Jr., agrees, Intel may be asked to produce evidence of what AMD alleges to be "foreign misconduct" on Intel's part.
112888
An administrative judge has recommended the judge overseeing Advanced Micro Devices Inc's US antitrust case against Intel Corp permit AMD to pursue foreign documents that relate to Intel's alleged misconduct in countries outside the US.
735571
Intel fails to preserve e-mail and documents from CEO, chairman and others, despite an antitrust suit against it.
330045
A federal judge took action against Qualcomm and six of its outside attorneys on Monday for hiding 46,000 documents in a lawsuit the company filed -- and lost -- against rival Broadcom.Qualcomm sued Broadcom in 2005 alleging violation of two of its patents on video compression technology. The case was one of a string of patent fights between the Southern California communications chip companies, in which&#160;Qualcomm has often come out the loser.Magistrate Judge Barbara Major of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, in San Diego, called Qualcomm&#39;s actions a &quot;monumental and intentional discovery violation.&quot; She referred the attorneys to the State Bar of California for investigation of possible ethics violations and ordered Qualcomm to review its procedures and come up with a plan for collecting evidence in future court cases. She also ordered Qualcomm to pay Broadcom about $8.6 million but said that sum will be reduced by the amount Qualcomm is already paying in damages in the case.&quot;Qualcomm intentionally withheld tens of thousands of decisive documents from its opponent in an effort to win this case and gain a strategic business advantage over Broadcom,&quot; Major wrote in her decision.Part of Broadcom&#39;s defense involved Qualcomm&#39;s involvement in a group that developed the H.264 video compression standard. Qualcomm argued it was not involved in that group, called the Joint Video Team. But the trial revealed that there were e-mail messages and other documents that linked Qualcomm to the group, Major wrote. Although Qualcomm&#39;s attorneys did find documents that supported or didn&#39;t hurt its own side in the case, they didn&#39;t find this evidence that hurt its argument, she wrote. The lawyers &quot;used the lack of evidence to repeatedly and forcefully make false statements and arguments to the court and jury,&quot; Major wrote.Qualcomm has never produced any evidence to explain or justify its not producing the documents, the ruling said.&quot;Qualcomm regrets the discovery errors that occurred in this case. However, as we pointed out in our brief to the appellate court, when Qualcomm discovered additional documents after the trial, it produced them and apologized to the court and Broadcom for the errors. These actions defy any suggestion that Qualcomm engaged in intentional misconduct. We are considering our options, including further appeal,&quot; Qualcomm said in a prepared statement.Last October, after Broadcom sought sanctions against it for the violations, Qualcomm argued that&#160;it had failed to produce the documents because its legal team was disjointed&#160;and engineers at the company didn&#39;t understand technical standards-setting procedures.
705383
A federal judge dismissed a large part of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., saying that U.S. law does not cover many of AMD's claims.
613445
The case against Intel's right to pay its channel clients for exclusivity has been a matter for a civil court. But if the New York Attorney General finds what he's looking for, the company could find the case against it both upgraded and multithreaded.
30214
An investor lawsuit claims U.S. computer maker Dell Inc. overstated sales and profits and got $1 billion in secret kickbacks from Intel Corp.
47113
Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Commission is the latest agency to weigh in with allegations Intel is using its rebates to reduce, or shut out, competition in t
467505
A federal judge has rejected a bid by chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to require rival Intel Corp. to turn over US documents for use in a European investigation, Intel said on Friday.
416913
South Korean regulators  have sent a &quot;statement of objections&quot; to Intel Corp following a  two-year investigation into whether the U.S. microchip company  violated antitrust laws.
297216
By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 15--Utah's SCO Group has asked a federal judge to reconsider  striking most of the claims from its $5 billion, Linux-related lawsuit against  IBM.   But they don't want anyone to know why.
236352
The European Commission widened its investigation to determine if Intel pressured an electronics retailer to exclude chips made by Advanced Micro Devices.
639932
AMD&#39;s attempt to persuade the US court to sanction the release of over 60,000 pages of Intel documentation to a European Commission anti-trust enquiry has failed.
462639
South Korean antitrust regulators have issued preliminary allegations against IntelÂ forÂ allegedly undermining competition in its PC microprocessor market, but formal charges won't be made for at least another month.
674572
(InfoWorld) - Intel should have to share documents that could show it used monopolistic practices to force overseas PC vendors and retailers to shun Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) chips, the special master to a U.S. federal court recommended Friday. Intel is expected to contest the recommendation by Special Master Vincent Poppiti, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, before the matter comes before a judge on Jan. 12 for a final ruling. This is the latest round in aÂ long-running legal battleÂ that is scheduled to be decided in a case court beginning in April 2009. AMD has charged that Intel used its overwhelming 80 percent share of the worldwide microprocessor market to violate antitrust laws through coercive acts such as threatening to withhold incentive payments to PC vendors if they specified AMD chips in their products. In September, Intel got a boost when District Court Judge Joseph FarnanÂ ruled that Intel would not have to share those records, since U.S. courts had no jurisdiction over such actions alleged to have occurred in other countries. In return, AMD argued that foreign actions could also impact sales to U.S. customers, despite the fact that its chips are manufactured in Dresden, Germany, and sold to overseas customers. Poppiti's recommendation agrees with AMD's motion, reasoning that the market for x86 microprocessors is global, so Intel's behavior worldwide could serve as evidence in a U.S. antitrust case. Poppiti was appointed to make recommendations to the court related to the discovery phase of the case in which the sides share documents that can be used as evidence. "We are encouraged that the special master recognizes the importance of obtaining all evidence of Intel's wrongdoing, regardless of where it occurs, to demonstrate the impact it has had on AMD's domestic and export business," AMD spokesman Michael Silverman said in an e-mail. Intel lawyers are still reviewing Poppiti's recommendation, and have not yet decided whether they will file additional arguments by Dec. 27, Intel spokesman Chuck Molloy said in an e-mail. Â