61.   Those who remained in the class action may still reject the settlement, but are forbidden from collecting punitive damages.

62.   A judge Friday rejected a settlement in which Microsoft agreed to end private suits that it overcharged millions of people by donating software and services to needy US schools.

63.   The states want Kollar-Kotelly to reject a settlement reached between the company and the Justice Department late last year and impose stricter sanctions on the firm.

64.   The US Appeals Court ruled that US District Judge Stanley Sporkin should not have rejected the settlement, which required Microsoft to stop giving discounts to computer manufacturers.

65.   US District Judge Stanley Sporkin rejected the settlement two months ago on grounds he was unable to determine whether it was in the public interest.

66.   Last year a Luxembourg judge rejected a settlement as too favorable to Abu Dhabi.

67.   The company is also being sued by nine US states for antitrust violations that rejected the settlement signed by the US Justice Department.

68.   The nine states and the District of Columbia want Kollar-Kotelly to reject the settlement and are pushing for a stricter one.

69.   The matter is separate from the parallel-track proceedings of several states that rejected the settlement.

70.   The nine states and the District of Columbia want Kollar-Kotelly to reject the settlement and are pushing for a stricter settlement.