In this week’s article, we examine the recent case of VBR Tours, LLC [VBR] v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak] and Yankee Leisure Group, Inc. [Yankee], 2015 WL 5693735 (N.D. Ill.
In this week’s article, we examine the recent case of VBR Tours, LLC [VBR] v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak] and Yankee Leisure Group, Inc. [Yankee], 2015 WL 5693735 (N.D. Ill. 2015) in which VBR, a tour operator, sued Amtrak and Yankee, a competing tour operator, alleging, inter alia, “a conspiracy to attempt to monopolize the travel package market (and) enter(ing) into a combination, contract and conspiracy”, all in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Illinois Antitrust Act. For another lawsuit between competitors see Livingston v. United States, 2016 WL 1274013 (D.S.C. 2016) involving access to the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.