Florida 's Third District Court of Appeal saidon Wednesdaythe original proceedings were " irretrievably tainted " by misconduct by lawyers representing the class .
Florida ’ s Third District Court of Appeal said on Wednesday the original proceedings were “ irretrievably tainted ” by misconduct by attorneys for the class .
Along with chipmaker Intel , the companies include Sony Corp. , Microsoft Corp. , Hewlett-Packard Co . , IBM Corp. , Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.