United States of America v. Apple, Inc. et al

  1. October 13, 2015

    Apple E-Book Monitor No Longer Necessary, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday decided not extend the term for a court-appointed monitor in the e-book price-fixing suit against Apple Inc., just a day after the U.S. Department of Justice and the tech giant told the court that the monitor was no longer needed since Apple sufficiently implemented his recommendations.

  2. October 06, 2015

    Apple 'Own Worst Enemy' In Antitrust Review, Monitor Says

    The court-appointed monitor in the Apple e-book price-fixing suit said Tuesday that the tech giant has made considerable improvement in implementing its antitrust compliance program over the past six months, but that the company continued to resist requests for information, in some cases apparently for no good reason.

  3. April 16, 2015

    E-Book Monitor Says Apple Must Boost Antitrust Compliance

    The court-appointed monitor in the Apple Inc. e-book price-fixing suit said Thursday the tech giant's antitrust compliance program has been marked by both progress and "significant" setbacks over the last six months, adding that while the iPad maker has improved its efforts it still needs to cooperate more.

  4. December 18, 2014

    E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys' Fee Award In Apple Deal

    An e-book buyer lodged an appeal on Wednesday challenging the $30 million in attorneys' fees granted to the plaintiffs' class counsel in the contingent $450 million price-fixing settlement with Apple Inc.

  5. October 15, 2014

    E-Books Monitor Says Apple Still Resisting Oversight

    The court-appointed monitor in the e-books price-fixing case said Wednesday that Apple Inc. had substantially improved its antitrust compliance program over the last six months, but said the iPad maker continued to resist oversight at times and needed to do more.

  6. May 09, 2014

    Judge Scolds Apple For Refusing E-Book Monitor Fees

    A New York federal judge on Friday rejected Apple Inc.'s bid to avoid paying for some work performed by its embattled compliance monitor in an e-book price-fixing case, calling the request "utterly and completely groundless."

  7. April 15, 2014

    Apple E-Books Monitor Puts Exec Interviews On Wish List

    After months of public sparring, Apple Inc. has finally begun cooperating with its court-imposed monitor in the e-books price-fixing litigation. But despite the improvement, monitor Michael Bromwich of Goodwin Procter LLP said Monday the company still has a long way to go.

  8. April 14, 2014

    E-Book Compliance Monitor Says Apple Starting To Play Ball

    The Goodwin Procter LLP partner assigned as the independent monitor to oversee Apple Inc.'s antitrust compliance following a ruling that the tech giant helped fix e-book prices filed his first report in New York federal court Monday, saying their embattled relationship has "significantly improved."

  9. March 28, 2014

    E-Book Consumers Win Class Status In Apple Price-Fixing Suit

    A New York federal judge on Friday granted certification to a class of plaintiffs accusing Apple Inc. of colluding with five major publishers to fix e-book prices, saying the consumers paid inflated prices for the digital books as a result of the centralized price-fixing conspiracy.

  10. March 05, 2014

    Judge Tells Apple To Take E-Book Monitor Woes To DOJ

    A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday instructed Apple Inc. to take its concerns about its antitrust monitor's activities and billing to the U.S. Department of Justice, as the antitrust watchdog and the iPad maker continued to spar over the scope of the court-appointed monitor's mission in the e-books price-fixing case.