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In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation

  1. September 05, 2013

    Apple, E-Books Plaintiffs Scuffle Over Discovery Scope

    Consumers seeking damages from Apple Inc. for its role in an alleged plot to fix e-book prices urged the court overseeing the multidistrict litigation Wednesday to reject the iPad maker's bid to redo its discovery in the case.

  2. August 06, 2013

    $115M Macmillan, Penguin Antitrust Deals Win Initial OK

    A New York federal judge on Monday preliminarily approved a pair of agreements totaling $115 million to a settle e-book price-fixing claims brought against Penguin Group USA Inc. and Macmillan Publishers Ltd. by 33 state governments and a proposed consumer class.

  3. May 30, 2013

    States Drop Some Claims In Advance Of E-Book Antitrust Trial

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday allowed a group of state attorneys general to drop some of their claims in an antitrust case accusing Apple Inc. of conspiring with major publishers to fix e-book prices.

  4. May 22, 2013

    Penguin To Pay $75M To Settle States' E-Book Antitrust Claims

    Pearson PLC's Penguin Group USA Inc. has agreed to pay $75 million to resolve allegations, lodged by state attorneys general and a proposed consumer class, that it conspired with other publishers and Apple Inc. to fix e-book prices, Pearson said Wednesday.

  5. May 20, 2013

    Apple, Amazon Fight Over Confidentiality In E-Book Case

    Amazon Inc. told a New York federal court Friday that filings in multidistrict litigation alleging Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to fix e-book prices contained business information that should be confidential, prompting Apple to argue the Amazon information was critical to its defense.

  6. May 15, 2013

    Apple Blasts 'Ringmaster' Label In E-Book Price-Fixing Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice described Apple Inc. in documents released Tuesday as the "ringmaster" of an alleged conspiracy with major publishers to fix e-book prices, but Apple fired back, saying it had actually acted independently, in the interest of its own business.

  7. April 29, 2013

    Macmillan Puts Up $25M To Exit E-Book Antitrust Saga

    Macmillan Publishers Ltd. has agreed to pay more than $25 million to settle claims by a group of states and a proposed class of consumers alleging it conspired with other publishers and Apple Inc. to fix prices on e-books, according to a Friday court filing.

  8. April 24, 2013

    Penguin Can't Get Jury Trial In States' E-Book Antitrust Suit

    Penguin Group USA Inc. must take part in a bench trial of claims that Apple Inc. helped publishers fix e-book prices, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the publisher forfeited its jury trial rights in a damages dispute with several states.

  9. March 04, 2013

    Apple Reaches Deal To Allow Jobs' Bio In E-Books Suit

    The plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing Apple Inc. and several publishers of fixing prices for e-books have agreed to drop their push to compel a journalist to turn over materials related to his authorized biography of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, after reaching an understanding on the book's admissibility at trial.

  10. October 19, 2012

    Clash Over E-Book Pacts May Put Consumer Damages In Doubt

    The U.S. Department of Justice has gotten tangled in a dispute with Apple Inc., Penguin Group USA Inc. and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC over whether the e-book distribution agreements that the publishers inked with the technology giant are "genuine" or not, an issue experts said Thursday could affect whether consumers have the right to seek damages for the companies' alleged price-fixing plot under federal antitrust law.

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