Judge reveals PeopleSoft-Oracle trial date
Published: 07 May 2004 08:50 BST
A California Superior Court judge has set a 1 November trial date for PeopleSoft's lawsuit against Oracle, in which PeopleSoft alleges that the database giant used unfair business practices in launching a hostile bid to acquire the company.
PeopleSoft had sought an October trial date, while Oracle had asked the court to hold the trial in midsummer 2005. The case will be conducted in Alameda County Superior Court.
First, though, Oracle will against the US Department of Justice. The department is seeking to block Oracle's takeover bid for PeopleSoft on the grounds that it would violate antitrust laws. That case will begin on 7 June in the US District Court in San Francisco.
European antitrust regulators, meanwhile, may make a ruling on the issue as early as mid-June, but that process has slowed while authorities wait for Oracle to submit requested documents.
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