Cheeseman v. Microsoft Corp

Court

District Court, D. Vermont (D. Vt.)
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Assigned judge

William K. Sessions III · 1,420 cases in index

Docket number

2:99-cv-00396

Nature of suit

410 Antitrust
Claims of unlawful restraint of trade, monopolization, or anticompetitive conduct under the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

Jurisdiction

Federal question

Date filed

12/20/1999

Date terminated

05/09/2000

57 Antitrust cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Cheeseman · 34 cases
• defendant · Microsoft Corporation Cybersecurity · 1819 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 1,820 Antitrust cases in our index naming Microsoft Corporation — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

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  District Court, W.D. WashingtonFiled 05/31/2026
• Emrit v. Microsoft Corporation
  District Court, District of ColumbiaFiled 03/07/2022
• Miniframe Ltd v. Microsoft Corporation
  District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 10/19/2011
• Tangent Computer Inc v. Microsoft Corporation
  District Court, D. MarylandFiled 05/08/2006
• Walsh v. Microsoft Corporation
  District Court, D. MarylandFiled 05/16/2005
• Novell, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation
  District Court, D. MarylandFiled 05/13/2005

About Antitrust Lawsuits

Antitrust lawsuits allege unlawful restraints on competition — price-fixing, monopolization, market allocation, or anticompetitive mergers — brought under federal antitrust statutes such as the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cheeseman v. Microsoft Corp?

Cheeseman v. Microsoft Corp is a federal antitrust lawsuit filed on 12/20/1999 in the District Court, D. Vermont. The case was terminated on 05/09/2000. Antitrust lawsuits allege unlawful restraints on competition — price-fixing, monopolization, market allocation, or anticompetitive mergers — brought under federal antitrust statutes such as the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Antitrust” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Antitrust lawsuits allege unlawful restraints on competition — price-fixing, monopolization, market allocation, or anticompetitive mergers — brought under federal antitrust statutes such as the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, D. Vermont, docket number 2:99-cv-00396.

When was the case filed?

Cheeseman v. Microsoft Corp was filed on 12/20/1999. It was terminated on 05/09/2000.