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Binz et al v. Amadeus IT Group, S.A. et al

  1. November 29, 2018

    Flyers Get $3M Atty Fees In Antitrust Suit Over Airfares

    A New York federal judge has awarded a group of airline passengers $3 million in attorneys' fees in a proposed antitrust class action alleging that several travel-booking firms colluded to artificially boost airfares, ruling the amount was fair and reasonable.

  2. November 14, 2018

    Travel Co. Trying To Pay Flyers To Duck Settlement, Atty Says

    A travel booking firm accused of jacking up airfares tried to end-run the settlement process in an antitrust suit by engaging in direct talks with several airline ticket buyers, a lawyer for the passengers who brought the suit has told a New York federal judge.

  3. August 16, 2018

    Ticket Buyers Say They Didn't Know Class Cert. Not Needed

    Consumers accusing Sabre Holdings Corp. of colluding with other airline ticket distribution giants to drive up fares told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that they should not be sanctioned because they didn't know class certification would be unnecessary until the company filed its opposition.

  4. August 02, 2018

    Sabre Fights Against Cert. In Airfare Antitrust Row

    Sabre Holdings Corp. urged a New York federal judge Wednesday not to certify a putative class of consumers accusing it of colluding with other airline ticket distribution giants to drive up fares, saying the injunction fliers are seeking would actually harm the proposed class by preventing the company from offering comparison shopping.

  5. July 24, 2018

    Amadeus Reaches Deal To Exit Ticket Buyers' Antitrust Row

    Amadeus IT Group SA has agreed to settle a putative antitrust class action accusing it of colluding with other ticket distribution giants to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, according to a Monday filing in New York federal court.

  6. March 23, 2018

    Travelport Reaches Deal To Duck Ticket Buyers' Antitrust Row

    Travelport Worldwide Ltd. has agreed to settle a putative antitrust class action accusing it of colluding with other ticket distribution giants to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, according to a Friday filing in New York federal court.

  7. March 05, 2018

    Airline Ticket Buyer Class Seeks Cert. In Antitrust Row

    A group of passengers asked a New York federal judge Thursday to certify a class that claims it paid higher airline prices because ticket distribution companies colluded to strong-arm airliners into all-or-nothing fare listings, passing their booking fees on to consumers.

  8. November 07, 2017

    Ticket Co. Slams Bid To Grill Ex-CEO In Antitrust Row

    Amadeus IT Group SA on Monday fired back at a request by a group of ticket purchasers to depose its former CEO in a putative antitrust New York class action alleging that ticket distribution companies colluded on advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, saying that other witnesses are available.

  9. July 06, 2016

    Antitrust Claims Against Airline Ticket Cos. Trimmed

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a proposed class action alleging that ticket distribution companies colluded to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that resulted in higher airfares, tossing the state law claims but keeping alive the federal antitrust claims.

  10. February 29, 2016

    Customers Defend Antitrust Suit Against Air Travel Ticket Cos.

    A group of air travelers asked a New York federal court Friday to keep alive their proposed antitrust class action accusing ticket distribution companies of contributing to an increase in ticket prices, saying a federal law that lifted regulations on air travel companies does not shield the companies from their claims.