In a ruling issued on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan rejected arguments by Apple Inc. that an upcoming damages trial in the e-books price-fixing litigation shouldn’t be held in her courtroom. Judging from Cote’s latest decision, tempers haven’t cooled since she ruled in July 2013 that Apple is liable for violations of antitrust laws.
“Apple’s motion is made for tactical purposes of delay,” Cote wrote. “By its statements and conduct throughout this litigation, Apple has repeatedly manifested its consent to a single trial on damages and to that trial occurring in this venue.”
