51.   In private antitrust suits, the argument that the competitor was his own worst enemy is an established defense.

52.   In some ways, the plaintiffs brought a very traditional antitrust suit.

53.   Indeed, Bristol is not going to win its antitrust suit against Microsoft merely with piles of inflammatory e-mail that raise important industry issues.

54.   Industry executives have speculated that the Justice Department is considering filing a broad antitrust suit against Microsoft in an effort to limit its power over the expanding Internet.

55.   It has equal authority to the Justice Department to bring antitrust suits.

56.   It also faces civil antitrust suits from companies like Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.

57.   It was that move, centered on the browser wars with rival Netscape Communications, that prompted the antitrust suit last May.

58.   Its tactics were portrayed in vivid detail by a procession of government witnesses, including from AOL, during the federal antitrust suit against Microsoft.

59.   Jordan said he hopes the Players Association will join forces with the players who filed the antitrust suit Wednesday.

60.   Justice Department officials said that they intended to file a sweeping antitrust suit on Monday.