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Court tosses Transpacific Air passengers' claims based on alleged overcharges for flights originating in Asia

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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May 13 2011

On May 9, 2011, the District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed with prejudice air passenger travel claims based on foreign injury in an MDL action alleging a ten-year international conspiracy among the airlines to fix the prices of transpacific air passenger travel

DOJ allows Google acquisition of ITA with settlement that reflects antitrust enforcement trends

Jones Day
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USA
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April 18 2011

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that, to allow Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, DOJ and the parties have agreed to a set of requirements that will govern Google's future operation of the ITA business

No U.S.-style class actions in the UK just yet: UK Court of Appeal rejects representative damages action against air freight cartel

Jones Day
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United Kingdom, USA
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November 24 2010

The English Court of Appeal has rejected a request to join hundreds of claimants to a damages claim against British Airways (BA) for its involvement in an air freight cartel

Public statements about pricing changes may create antitrust litigation risk

Andrews Kurth LLP
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USA
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October 20 2010

A federal court in Georgia recently refused to dismiss antitrust claims against Delta and AirTran based on public comments that airline representatives made in quarterly earnings calls and industry meetings

Public statements used to prove price signaling

Locke Lord LLP
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USA
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September 29 2010

Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits any contract, combination or conspiracy that unreasonably restrains trade or commerce

Beware: potential evidence of conspiratorial conduct may be lurking when making public comments

Williams Mullen
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USA
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September 27 2010

A Northern District of Georgia Federal District Court recently held that allegations that two airline executives had reached an agreement to raise prices through a series of statements made to stock analysts at public press conferences was sufficient to state a claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act

U.S. court allows challenge to alleged conspiracy formed through public statements

Jones Day
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USA
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August 11 2010

A recent court decision on alleged "signaling" of competitive plans between airlines highlights the antitrust risks of making detailed public statements about future business plans

U.S. court grounds Europe-Japan air travel price-fixing case

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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European Union, USA
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December 16 2009

On October 16, 2009, Judge Louis H. Pollak of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act of 1982, 15 U.S.C. 6a ("FTAIA") mandated dismissal of a putative class action brought against foreign airlines Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, and Alitalia under the Sherman Act for allegedly conspiring to fix the price of Europe-to-Japan and Japan-to-Europe passenger air transportation

Sixth Circuit affirms dismissal of travel agent commission antitrust claims

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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November 10 2009

On October 2, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of defendant airline carriers accused of conspiring to reduce, cap and ultimately eliminate the base commissions paid to travel agents selling defendants’ airline services in In re Travel Agent Commission Antitrust Litigation

Air cargo class action to proceed - district court overrules Twombly dismissal recommendation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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October 12 2009

On August 21, 2009, Judge John Gleeson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York overruled a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss antitrust and other claims asserted in a multi-district putative class action against domestic and foreign airlines that provide airfreight-shipping services

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Court tosses Transpacific Air passengers' claims based on alleged overcharges for flights originating in Asia

DOJ allows Google acquisition of ITA with settlement that reflects antitrust enforcement trends

No U.S.-style class actions in the UK just yet: UK Court of Appeal rejects representative damages action against air freight cartel

Public statements about pricing changes may create antitrust litigation risk

Public statements used to prove price signaling

Beware: potential evidence of conspiratorial conduct may be lurking when making public comments

U.S. court allows challenge to alleged conspiracy formed through public statements

U.S. court grounds Europe-Japan air travel price-fixing case

Sixth Circuit affirms dismissal of travel agent commission antitrust claims

Air cargo class action to proceed - district court overrules Twombly dismissal recommendation

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