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.
Spirit Airlines has been hit with a record civil fine for violating consumer protection regulations.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday fined the Miramar-based discount carrier $375,000 for failing to comply with rules governing denied boarding compensation, fare advertising, baggage liability and other consumer protection requirements. The civil penalty is a record for these kinds of violations, the DOT said in a media release.
Spirit bumped passengers from oversold flights but did not provide compensation or a written notice of their rights to compensation as required. Spirit also failed to resolve baggage claims within a reasonable period, on one occasion taking 14 months to provide compensation.
WASHINGTON (AP) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday time is running short for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, indicating that President Joe Biden will look to act without Republican support if there is no consensus when Congress returns from its Memorial Day break. “By the time that they return, which is June 7, just a week from tomorrow, we need a clear direction,” Buttigieg said. “The president keeps saying inaction is.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas that's been indefinitely closed after a crack was found in one of its steel beams.