Last week, the United States Department of Justice and 16 U.S. States sued Apple and several publishers alleging a conspiracy to raise
retail prices for e-books.
In the Southern District of New
York, the Department sued Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon &
Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin, reaching a settlement with Hachette,
HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. The Department’s
complaint and proposed final judgment can be found here:
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/applebooks.html
The Department’s press release
and statements by Attorney General Holder and Acting Assistant Attorney
General Pozen can be found here:
In the Western District of
Texas, the a number of States sued
Apple, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin. The States' redacted complaint can be found here:
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/newspubs/releases/2012/041112ebooks_complaint.pdf
The States were led by the Texas AG and the Connecticut AG. The States
did not sue HarperCollins or Hachette, but stated they had reached
agreement with the two publishers on
restitution and injunctive releif. Here is the Texas AG’s press
release:
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagnews/release.php?id=4026