Apple Inc.’s court-appointed antitrust monitor, Michael Bromwich, reports that after a rough start, he and Apple are getting along better now. But Apple still wants him gone, as the tech giant made clear on May 1 in an appellate brief seeking Bromwich’s removal.
Apple’s lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reverse portions of the final judgment in the e-books price-fixing litigation that led to Bromwich’s appointment. Asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional and unprecedented, they also took aim at Bromwich’s fees, complaining that his company billed Apple more than $1 million for less than six months of work.
