Siena v. Microsoft Corp.

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• holding that the state attorney general has standing as parens patriae to protect the rights of indirect purchasers in antitrust matters since they cannot bring such actions themselves directly
• explaining that Rhode Island statute required construction in harmony with judicial interpretations of comparable federal antitrust statutes
• explaining that Rhode Island statute required construction in harmony with judicial interpretations of comparable federal antitrust statutes
• noting that the Rhode Island antitrust statute limited the right to bring damages action on behalf of indirect purchasers to the Attorney General as parens patriae
• stating “the enormous number of potential litigants created by adopting such a warranty or end user license exception to Illinois Brick Co. is, in itself, instructive . . . [and] these incidental agreements do not exempt plaintiffs’ claims from the purview of Illinois Brick Co.”

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