In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust LitigationMOTION for and Memorandum in Support of Final Approval of Settlement Agreements and Revised Distribution Plan. DocumentS.D.N.Y.January 28, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________ IN RE ELECTRONIC BOOKS ANTITRUST ) No. 11-md-02293 (DLC) LITIGATION ) ECF Case __________________________________________) This Document Relates to: __________________________________________ ) THE STATE OF TEXAS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No. 12-cv-6625 (DLC) ) v. ) ) HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) __________________________________________) SETTLING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND REVISED DISTRIBUTION PLAN Defendants Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C., Simon & Schuster, Inc., and Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc. (collectively “Settling Defendants”) respectfully request that this Court grant this motion and enter an Order containing the findings and relief requested in the Plaintiff States’ Motion for Final Approval of Settlement Agreements and Revised Distribution Plan and accompanying papers (“Plaintiff States’ Motion”). The Settlement Agreements and Proposed Final Judgment (including the Proposed Order and Stipulated Injunction attached thereto) were extensively negotiated by the Plaintiff States and each of the Settling Defendants. The Settlement Agreements and Revised Distribution Plan are fair, reasonable, and adequate, and easily meet the standards for final approval. Therefore, Case 1:12-cv-06625-DLC Document 69 Filed 01/28/13 Page 1 of 4 2 Settling Defendants respectfully request that this Court grant this motion and the Plaintiff States’ Motion. Dated: January 28, 2013 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Yehudah L. Buchweitz James W. Quinn Yehudah L. Buchweitz WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 Telephone: (212) 310-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007 james.quinn@weil.com yehudah.buchweitz@weil.com Helene D. Jaffe PROSKAUER ROSE LLP Eleven Times Square New York, NY 10036 (212) 969-3000 hjaffe@proskauer.com Martha E. Gifford LAW OFFICE OF MARTHA E. GIFFORD 137 Montague Street #220 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 858-7571 giffordlaw@mac.com Attorneys for Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc. Case 1:12-cv-06625-DLC Document 69 Filed 01/28/13 Page 2 of 4 Case 1:12-cv-06625-DLC Document 69 Filed 01/28/13 Page 3 of 4 Case 1:12-cv-06625-DLC Document 69 Filed 01/28/13 Page 4 of 4
