“The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Apple Inc has implemented significant improvements to its antitrust compliance program and that a court-appointed monitor’s term does not need extended, according to a court filing,” Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.
“The Justice Department in a letter filed late Monday in Manhattan federal court said its recommendation was despite Apple’s ‘challenging relationship’ with Michael Bromwich, who was named monitor after the iPad maker was found liable for conspiring to raise e-book price,” Raymond reports. “The Justice Department said its decision to not recommend extending the monitorship beyond its two-year term was ‘not an easy one,’ as Apple ‘never embraced a cooperative working relationship with the monitor.'”
“In the joint-letter to U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, Apple acknowledged its relationship with Bromwich was ‘rocky at times,’ but said it would continue to comply with its obligations,” Raymond reports. “Bromwich, a former U.S. Justice Department inspector general whose relationship with Apple has been strained from the outset, was named in October 2013 by Cote after she found Apple liable in a civil antitrust case brought by the Justice Department… Apple is considering whether to appeal that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
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MacDailyNews Take: The little troll was never necessary. A stupid chapter finally ends.
SEE ALSO:
In pretrial view, judge says leaning toward U.S. DOJ over Apple in e-books case – May 24, 2013
Lawyers have complained for years that Judge Denise Cote pre-judges cases before she enters the courtroom – August 14, 2013Apple is its ‘own worst enemy,’ U.S. antitrust monitor Bromwich claims – October 6, 2015
WSJ: U.S. Supreme Court should strike down the risible antitrust campaign against Apple – July 1, 2015
Apple is headed to the Supreme Court over e-book antitrust case? – June 30, 2015
Apple loses appeal in e-book price-fixing case – June 30, 2015
George Priest: Apple should win its e-book appeal – December 15, 2014
Obama’s DOJ brings in its big guns to Apple e-book appeal – December 11, 2014
U.S. Federal Puppet Denise Cote says she’s troubled by Apple $450 million e-books settlement deal – July 24, 2014
U.S. Federal Puppet Denise Cote: Apple cannot escape U.S. states’ e-book antitrust cases – April 15, 2014
U.S. Federal Puppet Denise Cote: ‘Apple’s reaction to the existence of a monitorship underscores the wisdom of its imposition’ – January 16, 2014
Judge Denise Cote denies Apple request block her friend as ‘antitrust compliance monitor’ – January 13, 2014
Antitrust monitor Bromwich rebuts Apple accusations of ‘unconstitutional’ investigation – December 31, 2013
Apple seeks to freeze its U.S. e-books ‘antitrust monitor’ – December 15, 2013
The persecution of Apple: Is the U.S. government’s ebook investigation out of control? – December 10, 2013
Apple’s Star Chamber: An abusive judge and her prosecutor friend besiege the tech maker – December 5, 2013
Apple takes aim not just at court-ordered e-books monitor, but also at U.S. District Judge Denise Cote herself – December 2, 2013
U.S.A. v. Apple: Judge Denise Cote assigns DOJ monitor in Apple ebook price-fixing case – October 17, 2013
U.S.A. v. Apple: Judge issues injunction against Apple in ebooks antitrust case; largely in line with what DOJ wanted – September 6, 2013
U.S.A. v. Apple: Judge Denise Cote says Apple needs third-party supervision after ‘blatant’ ebook price fixing – August 28, 2013
And end to this stupid fleecing of Apple, finally.
Now Amazon needs to get their lobbyist to come up with something else for the government to purse Apple on.
Good riddins!
riddance not riddins
You speak your way i’ll speak mine : good riddins
An antitrust monitor was _never_ needed at Apple.
An antitrust monitor is needed at Amazon.
What is with the DOJ ?
Finally got rid of that RAT Disgusting POS. Make him pay back all that wasted money spent on that fleas infested pos.
And to think the troll tried to make Apple look sooooo uncooperative, such that his appointment would become extended.
He should retire and move to Alaska, into the deep woods. Sickening, his money grubbing, spy campaign.
No.
He should retire and move to Irvine or Elizabeth, New Jersey…
Didn’t he write a report saying that he should continue?
He sure did, the idiot. Don’t, or better yet, PLEASE let the Apple doors hit you HARD in the ass on the way out Bromie The Clown. And good riddance to a DOJ cockroach.
…no longer necessary
Never WAS necessary. DOJ out of control.