Appeals court rejects Apple’s effort to thwart imposition of e-books antitrust case monitor
Posted May 28, 2015 10:39:59 AM.
Last Updated May 28, 2015 03:09:21 PM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – A federal appeals panel has refused to disqualify a court-appointed monitor after a judge found Apple colluded with book publishers in 2010 to raise electronic book prices.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled against Apple Inc. Thursday. The three-judge panel concluded that a judge did not act improperly when she declined Apple’s request to disqualify a monitor she had appointed to evaluate Apple’s antitrust policies.
A lawyer for Apple, based in Cupertino, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The 2nd Circuit did not yet rule on a separate appeal in which Apple is challenging the judge’s finding that it colluded with publishers.
After a 2013 civil trial, a judge ordered the technology giant to modify contracts with publishers to prevent price fixing.
