Judges Question Gov't Lawyer in Apple E-Books Case

A U.S. government lawyer faced tough questioning in an appeals court as he sought to defend a judge's ruling that Apple Inc conspired with five publishers to raise e-book prices. In arguments before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, some judges appeared sympathetic to Apple's contention that it engaged in pro-competitive conduct when in 2010 it entered an e-books market largely dominated by Amazon.com Inc.