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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Sep. 30, 2010

Attempt to Block Airline Merger Denied

A San Francisco federal judge late Monday denied an attempt by private plaintiffs to block the proposed merger of United and Continental Airlines, which is scheduled to close Oct. 1.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco federal judge late Monday denied an attempt by private plaintiffs to block the proposed merger of United and Continental Airlines, which is scheduled to close Oct. 1. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg ruled the plaintiffs, represented by San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph M. Alioto, had not shown the merger would harm them personally, something the judge ruled...

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