Lawyers Argue that E-book Price-Fixing Case Against Amazon, Big Five Publishers Should Proceed - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer found something floating in his water dish in the Panzermobile.  Pulling it out, he discovered it was a post about the price-fixing case involving Amazon and the Big 5 publishers. Panzer has been telling you about this court case since it started.

 

I don't understand any of it. Do you?

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, lawyers for the plaintiffs suing Amazon and the Big 5 publishers for price-fixing have filed a rebuttal to Amazon's and the Big 5's motion to dismiss the case. The plaintiffs' lawyers' submitted a 56 page filing alleging Amazon's contract wording is the basis for their case. The lawyers say the contract contains the same wording as the price-fixing case they (the lawyers) won against Apple and the publishers a few years ago.

 

Panzer says, "The whole case is giving this little kitty a headache."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a huge cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, six muffins, three brownies, three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and a blanket for a nap in the middle.

 

To read the post tootle over to Ebook Price-fixing Case

To read Panzer's previous post about the case tootle over to Publishers and Amazon 

In Filing, Former B&N CEO Claims Malicious Firing Destroyed His Career - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer decided to visit the Publishers Weekly site to look for any news on the Barnes and Noble dueling lawsuits in the firing of former CEO Demos Parneros. It didn't take any digging at all to find the latest court filings. Panzer has been following this story since the beginning.

Maybe we should all study law.

According to the post at Publishers Weekly by Andrew Albanese, former CEO Demos Parneros' attorneys have now filed an opposition brief (or a memorandum in opposition) in response to Barnes and Noble's request for a summary judgement. The summary judgement was requested for the defamation of character portion and the breach of good faith and fair dealing portion of Demos Parnero's lawsuit. Mr. Parnero's attorneys filed "hundreds of pages" of information, exhibits etc. with the court. A settlement conference is already scheduled for January 27. There are several links in post to other information about the two lawsuits..

Panzer says, "Hundreds of pages of documents ... The memorandum in opposition alone is 40 pages long ... Hmm ... How are attorneys paid? By the page?"

Note: This is a long post. Bring a quart of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links, bring two gallons of tea, two dozen muffins and sleeping bag for a nap in the middle of your reading.

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble
To read Panzer's most recent previous post about this lawsuit, tootle over to Barnes and Noble litigation

B&N Pursues 'Risky' Move Against Fired CEO - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts pile our fastidious kitty boy found one about the Demos Parneros lawsuit filed against Barnes and Noble.

What was discovered?

According to Andrew Albanese's post, Barnes and Noble attorneys are asking the judge in Demos Parneros' lawsuit against his former employer Barnes and Noble to issue a summary judgement on two of the three claims in the lawsuit. They are the defamation of character claim and the breach of good faith claim. The attorneys say that now the discovery process is over, the information shows there is no merit to these two claims. The judge advised the attorneys it would be a risky proposition to ask for a summary judgement, but the attorneys intend to go ahead with it. They have until November 22 to file their motion. The post contains several links to other posts containing information about the ongoing lawsuit as well as a link to the letter filed with the court advising about the summary judgement request.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty doesn't think it bodes well when the judge tells you it's risky to do what you want to do."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a gallon of tea and a dozen muffins. Oh, and you might want to bring a sleeping bag for a nap in the middle of your reading.

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble

Apple Fires Back at DoJ - Publishers' Weekly

Let me out of here.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he noticed a pungent smell coming through the ventilation system. Following the odor took our fearless kitty pilot to the Publishers' Weekly site. Since a cat's nose can smell things seven times stronger than a human's nose, our kitty boy put on a gas mask before he left the Panzermobile. But even wearing the mask without any digging at all he discovered a post about the ongoing saga of Apple's price-fixing conviction.
 
According to the post by Andrew Albanese, Apple's attorneys have filed more paperwork (called a brief) with the Supreme Court again rebutting their original conviction of ebook price-fixing. After reviewing Apple's and the DoJ's briefs and the amicus briefs from seven of Apple's supporters, the Supreme Court will decide if they will accept Apple's appeal for consideration. If the Supreme Court does not agree to review the case, Apple's court fight should be over. However, if the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, the Court could rule in favor of Apple (basically "not guilty of price-fixing"), in favor of the DoJ (basically "guilty of price-fixing") or send the case back to the lower courts to re-do (basically "a do-over").

Panzer says, "Note on the legal stuff: Look ... I'm a cat, not an attorney ... So all that human legal mumbo jumbo is just to best of what my kitty brain understands. Don't go into court and quote me ... Unless it's a cat court of course."

Note: One cup of tea for today's reading.

To read the post, tootle over to Apple