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#211
Short version; DOJ is using expert witnesses that are going to be giving conflicting testimony from what they said during the NEA trial and what they are going to say in this one. You can’t be a witness and say in one trial how JBLU is great in lowering fares against legacy carriers and then in another, say they will raise fares. A motion has been filed regarding this, and if it’s sustained, the DOJ is basically sunk
#212
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Short version; DOJ is using expert witnesses that are going to be giving conflicting testimony from what they said during the NEA trial and what they are going to say in this one. You can’t be a witness and say in one trial how JBLU is great in lowering fares against legacy carriers and then in another, say they will raise fares. A motion has been filed regarding this, and if it’s sustained, the DOJ is basically sunk
I'm not sure if noisecanceller is really that dense or is just another Halon. I'm done with him. At least Halon's stuff shows intelligence.
#213
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Yeah. Behind 166 other items the court was asked to address.
So how long does it take your management to address a contract dispute? Mid-September to mid-November would - by that standard be lightning fast. At least for our management.
So how long does it take your management to address a contract dispute? Mid-September to mid-November would - by that standard be lightning fast. At least for our management.
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Rumors starting to float that a settlement has been submitted to the Judge. I don't know the validity of the rumors, but the timing would make sense due to motion 167.
In plain speak, the DOJ may/might/probably submitted an agreement to the Judge to drop the lawsuit in exchange for some Jetblue divestitures of Spirit gates/slots.
Again, this is an unsubstantiated rumor.
In plain speak, the DOJ may/might/probably submitted an agreement to the Judge to drop the lawsuit in exchange for some Jetblue divestitures of Spirit gates/slots.
Again, this is an unsubstantiated rumor.
#218
This puts the DOJ in the position of either having to refute their own NEA testimony (with that appeal still pending) or having to allow that testimony to be used by JB to refute the basis for this trial - which will then be used against them in the appeal. Basically, unless DOJ IS allowed to exclude their NEA testimony they are likely to lose one or even BOTH of their cases.
Thus the judge must either condone the DOJ doublespeak without allowing the NEA transcripts to be entered in evidence (and opening an avenue of appeal to this case if he were to decide against the acquisition) or allow them to be entered in which case it becomes obvious that - in AT LEAST ONE of the cases, DOJ was lying.
It's pretty obvious the judge is trying to signal to DOJ that they'd better cut a deal and settle this because he isn't about to sacrifice his integrity (or be overturned on appeal) to attempt to salvage the appearance of integrity for the DOJ - especially since they picked this fight. Whether politics allows them to do that is another story.
#219
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The motion lays out pretty clearly why this is an issue in an argument.
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