Chip maker Intel has suitable in a lawsuit in New York over alleged antitrust practices of the company. The settlement would mainly since the end of the 2009 legal costs incurred by the state should compensate.
The attorney-general of New York complained to Intel in november 2009 because of violations of the antitrust laws. According to the indictment would Intel companies force exclusive processors to use. In december of last year, ruled a judge, however, that the case, Intel’s activities over a period of only three instead of six years was allowed to cover. Also, the requirement of triple compensation for lost staatsinkomsten rejected.
The then-attorney general of New York, Andrew Cuomo, is now succeeded by Eric Schneiderman. Intel and Schneiderman have a settlement agreed, which Intel 6.5 million dollar pay to compensate for legal costs. This known Intel is not at fault and do the company also the procedure not to change.
The settlement will end a lawsuit concerning Intel’s alleged antitrust activities. The company was, inter alia, the European Union and the united states FTC sued for the enforcement of a monopoly on the processormarkt by the competition, notably AMD, from the market. This would be done by manufacturers to force Intel chips to take off, was the suspect. The lawsuits resulted in several settlements, including a boetebetaling to the EU with an amount of more than one billion euros was made and a settlement agreement with AMD of 1.25 billion euros. The fine imposed by the EU is also still in appeal challenged.