In re Domestic Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
137 F.R.D. 677 (1991)
- Written by Mary Phelan D'Isa, JD
Facts
The plaintiffs sought class-action certification for an estimated class of 12.5 million purchasers against multiple defendants in an antitrust action, alleging a conspiracy not to engage in price competition for airline tickets for routes to and from a specific hub airport. The defendants contested class certification on two grounds: (1) that the enormous class size made the class action unmanageable; and (2) that because many class members were not readily identifiable, the plaintiffs could not give the required individual-directed notice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(2). At the court’s request, the plaintiffs submitted a proposed plan for how to administer the class members’ claims that included utilizing accounting firms that specialized in class actions and computers and scanners to index and control the vast quantities of data.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Shoob, J.)
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