Class Granted: A federal judge has granted certification of a class of consumers in antitrust litigation asserting that Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to fix the price of electronic books, The National Law Journal reports.

More Patton Boggs Headaches: A judge allowed Chevron Corporation to pursue claims that lawyers at Patton Boggs made misrepresentations to judges and engaged in other misconduct while enforcing a $9.5 billion environmental judgment against the oil giant, The Litigation Daily reports.