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06-18-2014, 12:03 AM
Apple Expected to Appeal E-Book Price Fixing Ruling
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Apple just simplified its approach to the ongoing litigation around its alleged e-books price fixing. A damages settlement struck Monday with several state attorneys general and a class of plaintiffs clears the way for Apple to focus on appealing a July 2013 ruling that it fixed prices in violation of antitrust laws. The company agreed to a deal with U.S. states and consumers who were seeking damages of up to $840 million. A jury trial on those damages was scheduled to start next month.
Federal judge Denise Cote in Manhattan on June 17 asked all sides to submit a filing by July 16, seeking approval of the proposed deal. As Bloomberg News reports (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-17/apple-settles-e-books-pricing-case-with-states-consumers.html), details of the agreement weren't disclosed.*Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet, Apple's attorney Theodore Boutrous, and plaintiffs attorney Steve Berman*declined to comment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/17/apple-ebook-litigation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Federal judge Denise Cote in Manhattan on June 17 asked all sides to submit a filing by July 16, seeking approval of the proposed deal. As Bloomberg News reports (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-17/apple-settles-e-books-pricing-case-with-states-consumers.html), details of the agreement weren't disclosed.*Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet, Apple's attorney Theodore Boutrous, and plaintiffs attorney Steve Berman*declined to comment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/17/apple-ebook-litigation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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