Legal Opinion

In Re Delta Air Lines Northwest Airlines Corp. Northwest Airlines, Inc. Us Airways Group, Inc. Us Airways, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 21, 2002No. 02-0105PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court certified a plaintiff class in this antitrust action that challenges certain airline ticketing practices. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f), the defendants filed with this court a petition for permission to appeal that decision. The plaintiffs oppose such an appeal. For the reasons that follow, the petition to appeal is DENIED.

I. FACTS

The plaintiffs claim that they were overcharged for air travel as a result of prohibitions against “hidden-city ticketing.” In these consolidated antitrust actions, they sued Northwest Airlines Corp., Delta Air Lines, U.S. Airways, Inc., and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Waste Management Holdings, Inc. v. MowbrayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  3. Lynch v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Prado-Steiman Ex Rel. Prado v. BushCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Addie T. Coleman, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Susan Chamberlan and Henry Fok, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. Michael Postawko v. Missouri Dept of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  3. Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. Dennis Speerly v. General Motors, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2025
  5. In re Universal Service Fund Telephone Billing Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2004

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