U.S. court may consider delay of Apple e-books damages trial

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will consider Apple Inc's request to put off a July trial to determine how much the iPad maker must pay in damages to customers in more than two dozen states over e-book price fixing. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said in a brief order on Friday that a three-judge panel will hear Apple's argument on why the trial should be put on hold while it appeals a judge's ruling that it conspired with five publishers to raise e-book prices. The judge, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in New York, had denied Apple's request to postpone the trial on Wednesday. Cote ruled last year after a non-jury trial that Apple had conspired with the publishers in an effort to impede competitors such as Amazon.com Inc. The 2nd Circuit's order on Friday also put on hold sending out notice to consumers who may be entitled to damages until the three-judge panel has ruled on Apple's request for a longer stay.

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