U.S. High Court Will Consider Jurisdictional Debate In Xbox Suit

Mealey's (January 19, 2016, 11:01 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 15 granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed in a suit accusing Microsoft Corp. of a selling defective Xbox consoles but limited the appeal and agreed to consider only if a federal appellate court has jurisdiction under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and 28 U.S. Code Section 1291 to review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed their individual claims with prejudice (Microsoft Corporation v. Seth Baker, et al., No. 15-457, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. LEXIS 637)....