Apple asks Court to Stop Court Appointed Monitor in Antitrust
Case  | News  Apple has filed a motion in hopes of stopping the
court appointed monitor in its ebook antitrust case. Michael
Bromwich was appointed by Federal Judge Denise Cote to help
ensure Apple doesn't engage in negotiations that could run afoul
of antitrust laws, although the iPhone and iPad maker thinks he
has overstepped his bounds and has conducted an "overzealous
romp through Apple's executive suite."  Apple to court: Ix-nay
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Mr. Bromwich was tasked with monitoring Apple and ensuring the
company puts procedures in place to avoid engaging in antitrust
activities. Apple, along with five of the big book publishers,
had been accused of colluding to artificially raise the price of
books. The publishers all settled out of court to avoid hefty
legal expenses and the threat of steep fines. Apple, however,
pushed forward alone with the assertion that it had done nothing
wrong.  In the