June 11, 2018
The full Eleventh Circuit on Friday refused to revisit a recent decision rejecting class claims that Delta and AirTran Airways colluded to institute a first-checked baggage fee, allowing its original decision to stand.
April 13, 2018
Air passengers asked the full Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revisit a recent decision rejecting multidistrict litigation alleging Delta and AirTran Airways colluded to institute a first checked baggage fee, saying the panel wrongfully created a template for lawful collusion by ruling in favor of the airlines.
March 12, 2018
In a one-sentence order Friday, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia federal judge's summary judgment for Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. in passengers' long-running multidistrict litigation alleging the airlines colluded to institute a fee on first-checked bags.
July 12, 2017
A recent Second Circuit ruling on class certification in a case involving Brazilian oil giant Petrobras supports upholding a district court's certification of a class of some 28 million passengers alleging Delta and AirTran Airways conspired on checked bag fees, the passengers told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday.
May 31, 2017
Passengers in long-running multidistrict litigation alleging Delta and AirTran Airways colluded to institute a first-checked baggage fee urged the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday not to pause the airlines' appeal of a Georgia federal judge's certification of a class of approximately 28 million passengers, saying a stay would be unprecedented.
February 21, 2017
Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. on Friday told the Eleventh Circuit it would be impractical to uphold a district court's certification of a class of about 28 million passengers in a suit alleging the airlines colluded to institute a first-checked baggage fee.
February 02, 2017
Consumer advocacy groups on Wednesday asked the Eleventh Circuit to uphold the certification of a class of about 28 million passengers in a suit alleging Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. colluded to institute a first-checked-baggage fee, saying there should not be a new test for class treatment.
January 26, 2017
A group of people suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. over allegations the airlines colluded to institute a first-checked-baggage fee asked the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to uphold a lower court's certification of a class of about 28 million passengers in the case, saying a district court has rejected the airlines' arguments against certification.
November 29, 2016
Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. on Monday asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a lower court’s certification of a class of about 28 million passengers alleging the airlines colluded to institute a first-checked-baggage fee, saying the class hasn’t shown an administratively feasible plan to identify all its members.