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ARTICLE · 27 JUNE 2014

State AGs In The News - June 19th, 2014

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Apple Inc. has agreed to settle the antitrust class action lawsuit brought by 33 AGs and consumers alleging that it conspired with publishers to fix prices for e-books.

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Bernard Nash
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Apple Enters Into Preliminary Settlement of E-Book Antitrust Lawsuit

  • Apple Inc. has agreed to settle the antitrust class action lawsuit brought by 33 AGs and consumers alleging that it conspired with publishers to fix prices for e-books.
  • The terms of the settlement were not released. The settlement is contingent on court approval and the outcome of Apple's pending appeal of a 2013 ruling by Judge Denise Cote in another case that was brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, finding that Apple colluded with publishers to increase e-book prices.
  • The AGs' lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial next month. Apple has denied any wrongdoing.

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