In the Text Case Spirit Airlines Inc

Multiple Choice

In the text case Spirit Airlines Inc., v. Northwest Airlines Inc., in which Spirit Airlines claimed that Northwest Airlines lowered its prices on certain flights once Spirit Airlines began to compete, what was the result on appeal?

A) The court ruled that there was sufficient evidence from which a jury could determine that the defendant was guilty of predatory pricing, thereby entitling the plaintiff to prevail.
B) The court ruled that although there was sufficient evidence from which a jury could determine that the defendant was guilty of predatory pricing, the defendant was entitled to a summary judgment ruling in its favor because the plaintiff failed to establish that it could have succeeded in the market absent the defendant's predatory pricing.
C) That there was insufficient evidence from which to determine that the defendant was guilty of predatory pricing and that summary judgment was therefore properly granted to it.
D) That although there was insufficient evidence from which to determine that the defendant was guilty of predatory pricing, a jury trial was mandated because the defendant was guilty of attempted monopolization.
E) That although there was insufficient evidence from which to determine that the defendant was guilty of predatory pricing, a jury trial was mandated because the defendant was guilty of inequitable conduct.