A Federal Judge in the Northern District of California has ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice in their Anti-trust claims brought against software giant Oracle Corporation. The DOJ sought to enjoin Oracle's hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft on grounds that the merger would violate section 7 of the Clayton Act.

In a 164-page discussion, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the Government failed to meet their burdens of proving anticompetitive effects of the software merger.