Mesa Argues Against Injunction; Atlantic Coast Airlines Wants Judge to Block Takeover Bid From: The Washington Post | Date: December 11, 2003| Author: Keith L. Alexander | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A lawyer for Mesa Air Group Inc. told a federal judge yesterday that the carrier faced serious obstacles that could thwart its effort to acquire Dulles-based Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings Inc.

"We cannot be certain that a merger will be completed or not," Mesa attorney Gregory A. Markel told U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer during the final day of a two-day hearing on Atlantic Coast's request for a temporary injunction to block the takeover. Collyer is expected to issue her r...