Publishing Insider Tipped Law Firms About eBook Price Fixing Conspiracy

The decision by major publishers to strike a pricing deal with Apple has been the source of speculation and several antitrust investigations. Now, a new court filing suggests someone inside the industry was leaking the publishers’ pricing strategy. In a brief filed in New York federal court this week, law firm Grant & Eisenhofer said it should get to represent consumers because it has special knowledge about how the scheme took place. The filing reads in part:

G&E has been investigating this case since we were approached through counsel by an industry source in March 2011. This source provided detailed knowledge