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Alaska Airlines urges court to stay discovery until plaintiffs plead plausible claim

By Flavia Fortes ( February 19, 2026, 14:22 GMT | Insight) -- Alaska Airlines has urged a Hawaii federal court to freeze discovery in a private antitrust challenge to its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, arguing that plaintiffs should not be permitted to pursue expansive discovery unless and until they adequately plead a plausible claim. The airline filed a reply in support of its motion to stay discovery, saying plaintiffs are seeking sweeping and burdensome document production in a bid to cure what it says are fatal pleading flaws.Alaska Airlines has urged a Hawaii federal court to freeze discovery in a private antitrust challenge to its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, arguing that plaintiffs should not be permitted to pursue expansive discovery unless and until they adequately plead a plausible claim....

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