Frequent Flyer Depot, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc.

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

This is an accelerated interlocutory appeal from the imposition of a temporary injunction prohibiting appellants Frequent Flyer Depot, Inc. and its officers and owners, George and Robert Pirkle, from engaging in the brokering, purchase, sale, bartering, and solicitation of American Airlines AAdvantage® rewards points. Appellants challenge the injunction on seven grounds: the underlying suit is pre-empt-ed by federal law; the injunction does not preserve the status quo; there is no enforceable contract between American and its AAdvantage® members prohibiting…