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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael A. Behr)
Fri May 7 10:22:40 1999
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 10:11:34 -0400
From: "Michael A. Behr" <mabehr@inconcert.com>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Nev Dull <nev@bostic.com>
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http://www.wired.com/news/print_version/business/story/19486.html?wnpg=all
Intel: To Sue Is Human
-- Leander Kahney
2:15 p.m. 4.May.99.PDT
Via Technologies got a surprise package in the mail last week from a
potential business partner -- court documents that were labeled "Intel"
inside.
Intel had been negotiating a deal to cross license technologies with the
Taiwanese chipmaker, and filed a suit in US District Court accidentally,
according to Intel officials.
The lawsuit was a "draft," prepared as a contingency in case talks broke
down. It was meant to sit in the files until needed.
"It was a mistake," explained Intel spokesman Chuck Malloy. "It was a
clerical error at an outside law firm.... We had no intention of filing
suit at this stage."
The suit was submitted to the US District Court in San Jose, California,
on 28 April. Once submitted, the complaint could not be withdrawn. Intel
filed for dismissal of the case the same day.
