IN RE AIR CARGO SHIPPING SERVICES ANTITRUST

Docket No. 11-5464-cv.

697 F.3d 154 (2012)

In re AIR CARGO SHIPPING SERVICES ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Lovell , Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP ( Steven N. Williams , Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; W. Joseph Bruckner , Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.; Craig C. Corbitt , Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, & Mason; Daniel E. Gustafson , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Ian Simmons ( Jonathan D. Hacker , Angela Thaler Wilks , Joshua Deahl , Anton Metlitsky , on the brief), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Asiana Airlines, Inc.

Sanford M. Litvack , Eric J. Stock , Hogan Lovells US LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Air Canada and AC Cargo.

George N. Tompkins Jr. , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Air China Ltd. and Air China Cargo Co. Ltd.

Michael J. Holland , Roderick D. Margo , Condon & Forsyth LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Air New Zealand Ltd.

Patrick J. Bonner , Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, LLP and Charles J. Simpson, Jr. , James A. Calderwood , Jol A. Silversmith , Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P., for Defendants-Appellees All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Harvey J. Wolkoff , Ropes & Gray LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Polar Air Cargo, LLC, and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.

Daryl A. Libow , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, for Defendants-Appellees British Airways Plc.

Stephen Fishbein , Heather Kafele , Shearman & Sterling LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Cargolux Airlines International S.A.

David H. Bamberger , DLA Piper LLP (US), for Defendants-Appellees Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

John F. Savarese , David B. Anders , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, for Defendants-Appellees El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.

Terry Calvani , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Emirates.

Gary A. MacDonald , John M. Nannes , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines).

Barry G. Sher , Paul Hastings LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

James V. Dick , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Lan Airlines, S.A., Lan Cargo, S.A. and Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.

Daniel G. Swanson , D. Jarrett Arp , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Martinair Holland N.V.

John R. Fornaciari , Baker & Hostetler LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.

Peter J. Kadzik , Dickstein Shapiro LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Saudi Arabian Airlines Ltd.

George D. Ruttinger , Crowell & Moring LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Scandinavian Airlines System.

Margaret M. Zwisler , William R. Sherman , Ashley M. Bauer , Latham & Watkins LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Singapore Airlines Cargo PTE LTD and Singapore Airlines Ltd.

James R. Warnot Jr. , Linklaters LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Société Air France.

Sara E. Kropf , John M. Taladay , Steve Weissman , Andreas Stargard , Kimberly A. Murphy , Baker Botts LLP, for Defendants-Appellees South African Airways Ltd.

Rowan D. Wilson , Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, for Defendants-Appellees Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd.

W. Todd Miller , Baker & Miller PLLC, for Defendants-Appellees Qantas Airways Ltd.

Before: JACOBS, Chief Judge, KEARSE and HALL, Circuit Judges.


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...

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