Legal Opinion
In Re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 11, 2012No. Docket 11-5464-cvPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs (indirect purchasers of air freight shipping services) brought suit against numerous foreign airlines (“Defendants”), alleging a conspiracy to fix prices in violation of state antitrust, consumer protection, and unfair competition laws. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Gleeson, J.) dismissed those claims as expressly preempted by federal law. The Federal Aviation Act preempts state-law claims “related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier.” 49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1). The question is whether “air carrier” in…
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