The Computer and Communications Industry Association which represents many rivals of Microsoft, has urged a US judge to reject a recently proposed Microsoft settlement. Microsoft recently offered to donate $1.1 billion in software, training and PCs to the poorest schools in the US in lieu of making payments to the 100 or so individuals who brought a class action antitrust suit against the company.
Ed Black, president of the Association, claims in a letter addressed to a Baltimore US District Court Judge that the settlement “would do nothing to deter future anti-competitive conduct by Microsoft and would inflict great harm upon the technology markets affected by such conduct.”
Fewer businesses will be subject to EU laws prescribing tighter scrutiny of supply chains than was originally envisaged after late amendments to the proposed new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) were endorsed by law makers.
A new ruling shows how construction contractors facing claims for defective building works in England or Wales might seek a ‘building liability order’ (BLO) against other defendants to reduce their financial exposure, an expert in building safety and construction dispute resolution has said.
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