Further to our Thursday morning story on Apple’s brief asking the Supreme Court for an extra month to file an appeal of the antitrust verdict against them in the ebook pricing case, we have reviewed the full filing and can update you with further details. As a government web site explains, “The Court usually is not under any obligation to hear these cases, and it usually only does so if the case could have national significance, might harmonize conflicting decisions in the federal Circuit courts, and/or could have precedential value.” Consistent with that standard, while asking for an extension — […]
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Apple Plans Supreme Court Appeal, Requests More Time to File
With a Friday deadline looming (as we described on Monday), attorneys for Apple have asked the US Supreme Court to extend the time in which they can file a petition for a writ of certiorari — the mechanism by which they ask the high court to hear an appeal of the verdict finding them guilty of antitrust violations in launching the iBooks Store. They have asked for the one month delay that is allowed for, moving the filing deadline from September 28 to October 28. As we noted in the earlier report, the request goes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who oversees such […]
Author Solutions Case Closes with Indiana Settlement
Three weeks after settling a long-running lawsuit in the state of New York over fraud, violation of consumer protection acts, and unjust enrichment, Author Solutions has now settled similar outstanding legal actions in Indiana, effectively bringing the entire case to a close. Judge Denise Cote had denied class certification to the plaintiffs in the New York case, but the plaintiffs were still hoping to obtain class certification in Indiana (where ASI is based). ASI issued a statement Tuesday saying the New York and Indiana suits were resolved “without any finding or admission of wrongdoing on the part of Author Solutions or its affiliates. […]
Save the Date: Apple Has Until September 28 to Seek Supreme Court Appeal
When the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Apple’s guilty verdict in the ebook antitrust case in a 2-1 decision on June 30, that set in motion a 90-day “countdown clock” to file a cert. petition for consideration by the Supreme Court (formally called a petition for a writ of certiorari). That means Apple’s deadline to file is September 28, confirmed to us by multiple interested parties. The company can also ask for an extension of the time to file up until 10 days prior to the deadline (with the request to be fielded by the Justice with responsibility for the Second Circuit, […]
Pedroza Likely to Win $10.7 Million Or More In FIFTY SHADES Royalties, But Can She Collect?
Former co-founder of The Writers Coffee Shop Jennifer Pedroza is moving closer to receiving her one-quarter share of The Writers Coffee Shop’s profits from the Fifty Shades trilogy, though the process has been underway for many months and still is not finalized. In a Texas court hearing on Wednesday, Judge Susan McCoy heard from accountants hired by both Pedroza and defendant Amanda Hayward that 25 percent of TWCS’s profits would equal approximately $10.7 million. A jury ruled in Pedroza’s favor in February, and starting in April, Judge McCoy has been trying to get Hayward to deposit $10 million in an escrow […]
Author Solutions Lawsuit Settled in New York; Indiana Suits Consolidated
Once Judge Denise Cote denied class certification in July to the group of plaintiffs who filed suit against Author Solutions more than two years ago alleging fraud, violation of consumer protection acts, and unjust enrichment, it was only a matter of time before that version of the case reached a natural end. On August 12, Judge Cote issued a one-page order of discontinuance indicating the suit had been settled by the two standalone plaintiffs the prior day, with the case “discontinued without any costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring action to this Court’s calendar if the application…is made within […]