Mealey's ( February 19, 2016, 8:15 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 17 affirmed a $450 million settlement in an antitrust class action over price fixing of electronic books (e-books) by Apple Inc. , overruling a lone objector’s arguments and noting a prior ruling that affirmed Apple’s liability in the suit (In Re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, No. 14-4649 and 14-4710, 2nd Cir. ; 2016 U. S. App. LEXIS 2642). . . .