Indiana residents who bought e-books, or electronic books, between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, should receive refunds for their books.
According to the Office of the Attorney General, Greg Zoeller, Hoosiers should receive account credits or checks that total approximately $8.6 million after Apple, Inc. was accused of price-fixing.
Individual credits, according to a press release from the attorney general, range from $1.56 to $6.93. Indiana e-book customers comprise approximately 2 percent of e-book readers nationwide.
Apple was accused of violating antitrust laws, which eventually led to the company paying $400 million nationwide in consumer compensation, according to the release.
Indiana was one of 34 states to investigate and prosecute Apple for incorrectly inflating e-book prices.
The case was tried three years ago in June 2013, and the court ruled Apple conspired with several companies.
“Indiana and its partner states worked diligently to refund customers negatively impacted by this price-fixing scheme,” Zoeller said in the release.
Zoeller thanked in the release Deputy Attorney General Amanda Lee and former Deputy Attorneys General Luminita Nodit and Jeremy Comeau for their help in fighting this case.
“Attorneys general will continue to fight on behalf of the public to ensure this type of anti-consumer collusion is deterred in the future,” he said.
Anicka Slachta
