Fresh complaint filed in US agency model case

Lawyers acting for the plaintiffs in the case against Apple and major publishers in the US over e-book price fixing have filed an amended complaint with further details on their claims. The complaint, filed by law firm Hagens Berman on 20th January, limits the suit to Apple, HarperCollins, Penguin, Hachette, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, calling them the "Agency Five". The complaint states that Hachette Livre c.e.o. Arnaud Nourry talked with other publishers about what an acceptable price point for e-books would be, and then met with an Amazon executive on 3rd December 2009, telling them that if Amazon