FlightAware Sues Kalshi over Bets on Flight Cancellations
Neal Katyal will lead Kalshi’s appeal as the company seeks to keep operating while a judge’s injunction is paused, court records show.
- Kalshi appealed a preliminary injunction from King County Superior Court Judge John McHale, hiring Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal to lead its defense against Washington's state gambling laws.
- At issue is whether federal oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission preempts Washington's state gambling laws. McHale has yet to rule on a stay motion, leaving the platform operational in the state nearly three weeks after his ruling.
- On Monday, FlightAware sued Kalshi in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing the company of unauthorized use of its name and data to run "gambling markets on flight cancellations."
- FlightAware claims it never authorized its data usage, noting customers assumed the company was involved in the scheme. The service warns these markets could create financial incentives for individuals to disrupt air travel or cause closures.
- Prediction markets have surged since the 2024 U.S. presidential election, though they face scrutiny over manipulation risks. Previous incidents include a user betting $32,000 to win $400,000 on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and a White House operator allegedly profiting over $100,000.
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FlightAware Sues Kalshi and Seeks an Injunction to Shut Down Its Flight Cancellation Bets
FlightAware sued Kalshi on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging the prediction market built flight cancellation betting pages on data it was never licensed to use commercially. The complaint names Kalshi Inc., KalshiEX LLC and two Kalshi Klear entities, demands a jury, and asks for a temporary restraining order plus preliminary and permanent injunctions. Kalshi signed up for a free Personal AeroAPI ac…
FlightAware sues Kalshi over bets on flight cancellations
Flight-tracking company FlightAware has sued prediction-market operator Kalshi, accusing the service of using its data and trademark without permission to settle wagers on US flight cancellations. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges Kalshi used FlightAware data in prediction markets that allow users to wager money on how many flights will be canceled in a given period of time. FlightAware is see…
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