Law360, New York (May 08, 2012, 1:12 PM ET) -- Consumers seeking to revive a proposed class action challenging Southwest Airlines Co.'s $1.4 billion merger with AirTran Holdings Inc. told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that the district court improperly nixed the suit because it was filed a day after the deal closed.
The November dismissal from the Northern District of California conflicts with an earlier decision from the Washington federal court in a similar suit over another merger, the plaintiffs argued in their opening brief to the Ninth Circuit. In that case, the judge held...
Consumers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Airline Antitrust Suit
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