A federal judge late Friday refused to restore class-action status to the Vista Capable lawsuit, handing Microsoft Corp. its second major victory in the case in the last two months.
U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman denied a motion by the plaintiffs to recertify a smaller group of consumers in the suit that has accused Microsoft of misleading PC buyers in 2006 and 2007 by letting computer makers slap the “Vista Capable” sticker on machines that could run only Home Basic.
Pechman’s order was the second since Feb. 18 denying class-action status to the lawsuit, and it limits the plaintiffs’ options to appealing her decision or moving forward with a trial of the half-dozen individual claims.
Uncategorized April 15th 2009