Some MS suits fail, others forge ahead

While the world focuses on whether Microsoft Corp.'s federal antitrust case heads for the Supreme Court or a lower appeals court, dozens of private lawsuits have been working their way through the legal system -- suits that, if successful, could force Microsoft (msft) to pay billions to consumers who run the Windows operating system and other applications. However, the cases must first clear a series of sizeable legal hurdles that have already wiped out suits in Nevada, Oregon and Iowa. Full story to follow. -- Lisa M.Bowman, ZDNet News