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US: Judge Cote sets deadline for Apple, DOJ damages trial

By  |  August 15, 2013

US District Judge Denise Cote told Apple Inc. and the US Department of Justice to be ready for a May 2014 damages trial, offering a tentative deadline for Apple to meet its fate following Judge Cote’s ruling that Apple was guilty of conspiring to fix eBooks prices. The order was made public Wednesday. Along with the DOJ, plaintiffs could include 33 US states and territories. Government officials have suggested that Apple should be required to cut ties with the eBooks publishers also accused of fixing prices – a settlement jointly objected to by the publishing companies – and that the tech giant should be appointed its own regulator to monitor business practices and prevent future anticompetitive behavior. While a settlement trial date has not been set, Judge Cote ordered the parties to be ready to begin proceedings within 24 hours of notice on the May 2014 “trial ready” calendar.

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