New York Tour Bus Companies Dodge Rival’s Antitrust Claim Again

Gray Line New York Tours Inc. and other tour bus companies on Thursday escaped claims that they fixed the price of “hop-on, hop-off” bus services and attraction passes to prevent doing business with a competitor.

Plaintiff Go New York’s amended complaint “does not contain sufficient facts to state a claim” under the federal Sherman Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in an order that affirmed a district court’s dismissal of the case. And the complaint largely repeats claims that are barred because of earlier litigation, the court said.

The ruling follows multiple attempts by Go ...