Judge Denies Defendants' Motion to Dismiss in In Re Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation
5/15/2012
On May 15, 2012, Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the defendants' motion to dismiss in In Re Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation.
Opinion & Order - May 15, 2012
Cohen Milstein serves as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, who bring this action on behalf of themselves and others who paid higher prices for their electronic books or “eBooks” as a direct and foreseeable result of defendants’ allegedly unlawful conduct. The plaintiffs allege that Apple and the Publisher Defendants conspired from the Fall of 2009 until April 2010 to raise eBooks prices, and that this conspiracy in fact resulted in higher eBooks prices that continue to this day.
Consolidated Class Action Complaint - January 20, 2012
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