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Old Sep 12, 2016, 7:48 pm
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Originally Posted by GrayAnderson
So is there a case against the AS-VX merger? Possibly. Will it prevail? Lord only knows, but it at least has room to muck up the merger. Hell, even if it fails maybe we'll get lucky and this mess will tie the merger up in court for a few years.
Good luck counting on an ambulance chaser to block the merger

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...ays-case.html/

San Francisco attorney Joseph Alioto, lead counsel in a private lawsuit challenging the American Airlines-US Airways merger, tells us via email Wednesday afternoon that he will file a request for a temporary restraining order Thursday to block the merger.
How'd that one work out?
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