Be Incorporated's Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft Transferred to Maryland.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002 Be Incorporated (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : BEOSZ.PK) announced today the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is a special body within the United States federal court system, established by Congress in 1968, that has the power to transfer similar pending lawsuits brought in multiple districts to a single judge in a single jurisdiction. has ordered Be's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft transferred to the federal district court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore. Be's antitrust suit will now be coordinated by Judge Frederick Motz along with the lawsuits filed by at least two other significant competitors of Microsoft and certain consumer class action suits currently pending there against the software company. Be had originally filed its suit in the Northern District of California, where it was assigned to a federal judge sitting in Oakland. Judge Motz has scheduled a status conference, for the purpose of planning discovery and other pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. proceedings, on August 27 for the attorneys of all parties whose cases against Microsoft will be coordinated by the judge. At an appropriate time, Be will be entitled to have its case transferred back to the federal court in Oakland, unless Be consents to a trial of its case in Baltimore. About Be Be Incorporated has ceased business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and filed for dissolution on March 15, 2002. Be's headquarters have moved to Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. and can be reached at P.O. Box 391420, Mountain View, CA 94039. Be's web site address is: http://www.beincorporated.com. |
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