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In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation

  1. September 24, 2012

    Music Exec Strikes Back At DOJ Over E-Books Appeal

    An Internet music company executive seeking to appeal the approval of the government's settlements with three publishers in its e-books price-fixing case accused the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday of misinterpreting his request to intervene in the litigation.

  2. September 14, 2012

    Publishers, State AGs Get Nod For $69M E-Book Settlement

    A New York federal judge has given initial approval to a $69 million settlement between attorneys general from 55 U.S. states and territories and three major American publishers as part of multidistrict litigation alleging the companies conspired to fix prices on e-books, according to a court filing released Friday.

  3. August 30, 2012

    Publishers Pay $69M To Settle State AGs' E-Book Claims

    Attorneys general from 55 states and territories have reached a $69 million settlement with HarperCollins Publishers LLC and two other book publishers over allegations the companies fixed prices for e-books, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

  4. July 23, 2012

    Antitrust Class Needs More To Compel Docs From Jobs Author

    A New York federal judge on Friday told class plaintiffs in an electronic books price-fixing suit that they need to meet a higher standard in order to compel a journalist to turn over materials related to his authorized biography of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs.

  5. May 15, 2012

    Apple, Publishers Can't Close Book On Price-Fixing MDL

    Apple Inc. and a group of book publishers lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss consumer class actions alleging they conspired to inflate the price of e-books, after a New York federal judge deemed the allegations plausible enough to proceed.

  6. May 01, 2012

    HarperCollins, Hachette Near E-Book Price-Fixing Deal

    HarperCollins Publishers LLC and Hachette Book Group Inc. have reached a tentative settlement with 15 states suing over alleged Apple Inc. e-books price-fixing, a Texas state official said Monday, prompting a New York federal judge overseeing related multidistrict litigation to stay the states' lawsuit against the two publishers.

  7. April 26, 2012

    Judge Won't Stall On Penguin's E-Books Arbitration Bid

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused Penguin Group (USA) Inc.'s request to wait to rule on its bid to force some private e-books price-fixing claims into arbitration, giving the company until Monday to decide whether to pursue the filing now or withdraw it and risk waiving arbitration rights.

  8. April 18, 2012

    Hachette, HarperCollins Look To Exit Apple E-Books Suits

    Hachette Book Group Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers LLC said Wednesday they are negotiating settlements to resolve the Apple Inc. e-books price-fixing lawsuits, potentially ending even consumer class actions as Apple and other publishers prepare to litigate.

  9. April 16, 2012

    Apple Pans Image Of Kindle As 'Mortal Threat' In E-Book MDL

    Apple Inc. and three book publishers on Friday scoffed at allegations pending in multidistrict litigation that the electronics giant considered the Kindle e-reader enough of a "mortal threat" to its iPad to conspire with publishers to raise e-book prices, calling the claims far-fetched and implausible.

  10. March 02, 2012

    Apple Says Class Lacks Proof Of E-Book Price Conspiracy

    Apple Inc. on Friday told a New York federal court it should toss an e-book class action because the readers who brought the suit have shown nothing that implicates the company in an alleged conspiracy with major publishers to fix digital book prices.

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