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Garavanian et al v. JetBlue Airways Corporation, et al

  1. September 05, 2024

    Flyers Denied $34M Fee For JetBlue, Spirit Deal Challenge

    Airline passengers who launched an antitrust lawsuit over JetBlue's since-scrapped plan to merge with Spirit won't recoup any of the $34 million in legal fees they urged a Massachusetts federal court to award because the travelers can't be considered to have won on their claims, a federal judge in Boston said Thursday.

  2. August 05, 2024

    JetBlue, Spirit Scoff At Flyers' $34M Fee Bid Over Nixed Deal

    JetBlue and Spirit said air travelers who challenged their merger shouldn't get a cent of a late and exorbitant request for up to $34 million in attorney fees in a case where they simply "piggybacked" on the U.S. Department of Justice's successful effort to block the deal.

  3. July 15, 2024

    JetBlue-Spirit Flyers Seek $20M Atty Fees Following DOJ Win

    The private plaintiffs who challenged the failed JetBlue-Spirit merger asked a Massachusetts federal judge to award their counsel at least $20 million in fees, saying they "substantially contributed" to the U.S. Department of Justice successfully squashing the deal and are the prevailing party in their case.

  4. March 22, 2024

    Flyers Say JetBlue-Spirit Deal Case Not Done, Push For Win

    The private plaintiffs challenging the failed JetBlue-Spirit merger indicated they're not done despite the companies' abandonment of the deal, pushing a Massachusetts federal court to grant them a win on their antitrust claims.

  5. March 19, 2024

    Nixed JetBlue-Spirit Deal Moots Antitrust Case, 1st Circ. Told

    The abandonment of JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airways Inc.'s $3.8 billion merger following a successful U.S. Department of Justice legal challenge moots a separate antitrust suit by air travelers seeking to block the tie-up, the airlines have argued to the First Circuit.

  6. February 01, 2024

    DOJ Tells 1st Circ. Not To 'Rush' JetBlue, Spirit's Appeal

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed back Wednesday on JetBlue and Spirit Airlines' bid for the expedited treatment of an appeal that seeks to preserve their $3.8 billion merger after it was blocked by a Massachusetts federal court, telling the First Circuit it has no obligation to meet the airlines' "self-imposed deadline."

  7. October 26, 2023

    JetBlue, Spirit Lose Bid To Close Court For Antitrust Trial

    A Boston federal judge on Thursday denied a request by JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc. to close the courtroom for portions of the government's upcoming antitrust trial challenging the companies' proposed merger.

  8. October 12, 2023

    Flyers Have Standing To Contest JetBlue-Spirit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge teed up a second challenge to JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines Inc. on Wednesday in a terse opinion holding that two of the two dozen flyers suing behind the Justice Department have standing to contest the deal.

  9. October 04, 2023

    DOJ, JetBlue Want Flyers' Spirit Case Kept Apart

    The U.S. Department of Justice and JetBlue Airways Corp. separately asked a Massachusetts federal judge earlier this week not to consolidate the government challenge to JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines Inc. with a private lawsuit, arguing a late stage pairing would befuddle trial planning at the last minute.

  10. September 19, 2023

    JetBlue Says Flyers' Expert Needs To Do Own Analysis

    JetBlue is seeking to exclude testimony from Hal Singer, a witness for a group of 25 consumers who are suing the low-cost airline over the alleged anti-competitive effects of its proposed $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines.

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