The Boston NEA party: The Tipline for 10 June 2022

10 June 2022

The Department of Justice is shipping up to Boston in an effort to dump American Airlines and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA) into the harbour. A Massachusetts federal court has rejected the airlines’ motion to dismiss the Antitrust Division’s challenge to their partnership, setting up a trial for late September. Also in Tipline, the division sweeps the floor with a plea agreement and drug rebates get the attention of the Federal Trade Commission.

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