USA Today 11.04.09 - Intel Corp. Sued (Review)

After being investigated for nearly two years, Intel Corporation was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest computer chip maker of paying off, in the form of billions of dollars, computer makers to persuade them into not using Intel's competitors' products. The A.G. also stated that Intel retaliated against companies who continued to purchase computer chips from Intel's rivals. However, the antitrust charges may not come as a shock to some people. Intel was fined $1.45 billion in May the the European Union for similar antitrust violations. Intel has denied wrongdoing.