IT Company Intel is facing a federal lawsuit that accuses it of using “illegal threats” to dominate microchip sales.
The New York attorney general accuses the IT Hardware Giant Intel of using “bribery and coercion” to make computer manufacturers buy its chips instead of those from its rivals.
Andrew Cuomo said the anti-competition federal lawsuit follows an investigation lasting almost two years.
Intel said in a statement that the “decision to file suit against [us] is just plain wrong”.
“Neither consumers, who have consistently benefited from lower prices and increased innovation, nor justice, are being served by the decision to file a case now,” it added.
In May, Intel was fined $1.5bn (£948m) by European competition authorities.
The firm denied any wrongdoing in that case and is now appealing.
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