The State of Texas et al v. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. et al

  1. April 24, 2014

    Apple Can't Split Trials, Switch Venues In E-Book Case

    Apple Inc.'s bid to split up and change the venue of a damages trial in the e-book antitrust saga failed Thursday, with a New York federal judge saying the eleventh-hour request was inconsistent with the company's previous demand for a single trial.

  2. April 14, 2014

    Apple Asks E-Book Judge To Let Its Experts Testify

    Apple Inc. urged a New York district court Friday to reconsider blocking two of its experts from testifying at an upcoming damages trial in the e-books price-fixing multidistrict litigation, saying the judge didn't take a sufficiently in-depth look at their testimony.

  3. March 12, 2014

    E-Book Buyers Rip Apple's Price-Fixing Experts

    State prosecutors and putative class action plaintiffs fired back Tuesday at Apple Inc.'s attempt to preserve testimony from two of its experts that would trim the amount of damages Apple owes after a New York federal judge ruled it conspired with publishers to fix e-book prices.

  4. February 25, 2014

    Consumers Fight For Class Cert. In Apple E-Book Action

    A large group of consumers on Monday asked a New York federal judge to certify them as a class as they pursue damages against Apple Inc. for allegedly conspiring with book publishers to raise the price of e-books.

  5. February 18, 2014

    Apple E-Books Ruling Wrong On Antitrust Law, 2nd Circ. Told

    Copyright attorney and eMusic co-founder Bob Kohn on Friday warned the Second Circuit that a New York federal court's ruling that Apple Inc. and a group of book publishers conspired to raise the price of e-books is "fundamentally at odds with basic tenets of modern antitrust law."

  6. January 16, 2014

    E-Books Monitor Didn't Violate Apple's Rights, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge on Thursday said she denied Apple Inc.'s motion for a stay of the duties of the external compliance monitor put in place after the company was found to be fixing prices of e-books because the monitor -- a Goodwin Proctor LLP attorney -- was not violating the company's rights.

  7. January 09, 2014

    AGs Say Apple Can't Shirk State E-Book Penalties

    Two dozen state attorneys general seeking up to $9 million in civil penalties against Apple Inc. for its role in an e-book price-fixing plot urged a New York federal court Wednesday to reject the iPad maker's efforts to avoid accountability in the case.

  8. December 09, 2013

    Apple's 'Hail Mary' Falls Short In E-Book Suit, States Say

    The attorneys general of more than 30 states on Friday shot back at Apple Inc.'s bid to dismiss their case seeking damages for the company's alleged conspiracy with publishers to fix e-book prices, calling it a "Hail Mary" attempt to avoid accountability.

  9. November 18, 2013

    Apple Says States Can't Seek Damages From E-Book Plot

    Apple Inc. asked a New York federal judge on Friday to dismiss a bid by the attorneys general of more than 30 states to obtain enhanced damages on behalf of consumers for the technology giant's alleged conspiracy with publishers to fix e-book prices, saying the authorities lacked standing to cash in.

  10. March 18, 2013

    Penguin Pushes For Jury Trial On States' E-Book Claims

    Penguin Group USA Inc. on Friday asked not to participate in the upcoming bench trial over the federal government's claims that Apple Inc. helped publishers fix e-book prices, arguing it deserved a jury trial in its damages fight with several states.

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