A federal judge has granted certification of a class of consumers in antitrust litigation asserting that Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to fix the price of electronic books.
The ruling on Friday came ahead of a damages trial set for this summer against Apple over the alleged conspiracy aimed at devouring Amazon.com’s hold on a $9.99 price point for e-books. In a related order on Friday, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in the Southern District of New York also struck the opinions of one of Apple’s damages experts and most of those of a second expert.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
