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Litigation

Dec. 30, 2011

Judge dismisses suit against United, Continental

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by private plaintiffs attempting to upend the October 2010 merger of United and Continental Airlines.

By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed by private plaintiffs attempting to upend the October 2010 merger of United and Continental Airlines.

U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg ruled the plaintiffs, represented by San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph M. Alioto, did not adequately state the product market affected by the deal. Seeborg and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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