Apple Inc. got some rare good news in the ebooks price-fixing litigation on Friday, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit signaled that it may weigh in on the merits of the case before a scheduled trial on damages.
Having already been found liable for fixing e-book prices, Apple has been seeking an emergency stay of a follow-up damages trial scheduled for July 14. Apple wants the trial put on hold until the Second Circuit has a chance to consider the company’s arguments that it didn’t break the law and that the case shouldn’t have been certified as a class action.
