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Microsoft Antitrust Case Judge Assigned On American Airline Merger Lawsuit As Well (Skift)
The federal judge assigned to hear a lawsuit to block the latest U.S. airline mega-merger began her career as a prosecutor, oversaw the resolution of the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) antitrust case and for years presided over a secret surveillance court. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly was described by lawyers on Wednesday as a thorough, experienced jurist likely to weigh equally the views of the Justice Department and the two companies that want to create the world’s biggest airline.

Apple faces possible May 2014 trial on e-book damages (IBNLive)
The federal judge who ruled that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) violated antitrust law by conspiring with five major publishers to raise prices of e-books has scheduled a May 2014 trial to determine damages, according to an order made public on Wednesday. Absent an earlier resolution, US District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan would be expected at the trial to consider whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should pay damages that could reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Last month, Cote sided with the federal government and 33 U.S. states and territories in concluding that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) conspired with the publishers to undermine pricing by rivals including Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), which dominates the market for electronic books.

Google Says Android User Data MDL Still Lacks Viable Claims (Law360)
The trimmed-down allegations in multidistrict litigation accusing Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) of collecting and sharing user data without consent through its Android mobile operating system still do not establish standing or plead viable causes of action, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) told a California federal judge Wednesday. Urging U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White to toss a second amended consolidated class action complaint, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) said the plaintiffs had failed to show that any of their alleged injuries — including drainage of batteries in their mobile devices or diminished value of their personal…