Legal Opinion
Turicentro, S.A. v. American Airlines Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 2002No. 01-3135PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this proposed class action is the extraterritorial scope of the Sherman Antitrust Act and its application in this case. The putative plaintiff class comprises certain foreign travel agents located outside the United States who allege major United States air carriers and their trade association illegally conspired to lower their sales commissions. The District Court held the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6a, deprived it of subject matter jurisdiction, barring plaintiffs’ claim. We will affirm.
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