In a pre-trial hearing before the beginning of the scheduled June 3 ebook price-fixing case between the government and Apple, Judge Denise Cote reasserted in plain language what has been clear some of her rulings a year ago: She already thinks Apple is guilty. Cote said: “I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books, and that the circumstantial evidence in this case, including the terms of the agreements, will confirm that.” Cote did indicate this was a “tentative view” based […]
