The Dept. Of Justice Is Suing Apple

By Dianna Dilworth on April 11, 2012 2:32 PM

It’s official. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging eBook price fixing.

Bloomberg has the story: “The U.S. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. (AAPL), Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York district court, claiming collusion over eBook pricing.”

According to the report, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins have settled their suits. But Apple and Macmillan refused to settle and will go to court to defend their position.

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