A settlement has been reached in a claim against e-book publishers and Apple Inc. Kansas consumers will be able to receive refund checks or account credits.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Monday released information about the price-fixing case against Apple. Kansas and 32 other states sued Apple for its participation in a conspiracy with publishers to charge more for electronic books than the market rate.
Apple appealed the case, but when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear it, the settlement became final.
Previous settlements in 2012 and 2013 with five publishers including Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster Macmillan and Penguin, resulted in a return of $1.4 million to Kansans.
The settlement with Apple will distribute $3.8 million in checks or credits to people throughout the state.
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