Mesa Wants New Trial Over Hawaiian Air
POSTED: 4:48 pm HST November 13, 2007
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HONOLULU -- Lawyers for Hawaiian Airlines and Mesa Air Group, the parent company of go! Airlines, were back battling in court on Tuesday.It has been two weeks since a judge ordered Mesa to pay its rival $80 million in damages for misusing confidential information.Mesa Air Group wants a new trial, citing new evidence found on company hard drives.Hawaiian is asking that Mesa post a bond of $98 million while the appeal is being heard. That amount also covers close to $5 million in legal fees.Bankruptcy Judge Robert Faris said an appeal could take up three years to resolve.Lawyers for both sides in the high-stakes case are expect to be back in court on Monday.
Previous Stories:
- November 1, 2007: go! Parent Company Plans To Stay In Islands
- October 30, 2007: Judge Orders Mesa To Pay Hawaiian Air $80M
- September 27, 2007: Judge: Mesa Intentionally Deleted Evidence
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