American Airlines Inc v. Travelport Limited et al

Filing 235

MOTION to Dismiss Travelport's Counterclaims filed by American Airlines Inc (Garcia, Yolanda)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware
corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Travelport Limited, et al.
Defendants.

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Civil Action No.: 4:11-cv-244-Y

PLAINTIFF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'S RULE 12(B)(6)
MOTION TO DISMISS TRAVELPORT'S COUNTERCLAIMS
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc.
respectfully moves this Court for an order dismissing Defendants Travelport Limited and
Travelport, LP's (collectively "Travelport") Counterclaims [Doc. #172]. The grounds for this
motion to dismiss are as follows:
1.

Travelport has filed Counterclaims against American alleging violations of the

Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2.
2.

Dismissal of Travelport's antitrust claims is warranted because, inter alia, (1)

Travelport lacks antitrust standing to bring the Counterclaims, and (2) the Counterclaims fail to
state facts sufficient to establish exclusionary conduct by American.
3.

Accordingly, American asks that Travelport's Counterclaims be dismissed with

prejudice in their entirety.

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4.

This Motion is based upon the accompanying Memorandum in Support of

American's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss Travelport's Counterclaims, which has been filed
under seal.1
DATED: February 21, 2012
Respectfully submitted,
s/ Yolanda C. Garcia
Yolanda C. Garcia
R. Paul Yetter
State Bar No. 22154200
[e-mail]
Anna Rotman
State Bar No. 24046761
[e-mail]
YETTER COLEMAN LLP
909 Fannin, Suite 3600
Houston, Texas 77010
713.632.8000
713.632.8002 (fax)
Yolanda Cornejo Garcia
State Bar No. 24012457
[e-mail]
Michelle Hartmann
State Bar No. 24032401
[e-mail]
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201-6950
214.746.7700
214.746.7777 (fax)

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Pursuant to this Court's order of June 9, 2011 [Doc. #69], American certifies that after consultation with counsel of
record, all parties are unopposed to American's Memorandum in Support of its Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss
Travelport's Counterclaims being filed under seal.
PLAINTIFF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'S RULE 12(B)(6)
MOTION TO DISMISS TRAVELPORT'S COUNTERCLAIMS
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Bill F. Bogle
State Bar No. 02561000
[e-mail]
Roland K. Johnson
State Bar No. 00000084
[e-mail]
HARRIS, FINLEY & BOGLE, P.C.
777 Main Street, Suite 3600
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.870.8700
817.332.6121 (fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc.
Of Counsel to Plaintiff:
Richard A. Rothman
[e-mail]
James W. Quinn
[e-mail]
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
212.310.8426
212.310.8285 (fax)
M.J. Moltenbrey
[e-mail]
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP
1101 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202.346.8738
202.346.8102 (fax)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service
are being served with a copy of the foregoing document via the Court’s CM/ECF system
pursuant to the Court’s Local Rule 5.1(d) this 21st day of February 2012.

s/ Robert S. Velevis
Robert S. Velevis

PLAINTIFF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'S RULE 12(B)(6)
MOTION TO DISMISS TRAVELPORT'S COUNTERCLAIMS
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