A data-licensing claim against Kalshi collapsed in 24 hours without a ruling

Kalshi continues to operate its flight-cancellation markets. FlightAware’s name disappeared from the markets.

The flight tracker dropped its lawsuit Tuesday, a day or so after filing it, after Kalshi renamed the data source behind the contracts.

Kalshi relabels its source and the case disappears

Kalshi told traders the cancellation results were “verified from FlightAware.” The markets now read “verified from Primary Source Agency” with a link to the FlightAware website.

“This market and these products have not been endorsed by the Primary Source Agency or its affiliates,” Kalshi wrote. Any reference to that agency’s delay and cancellation page is “descriptive only and do not indicate an endorsement of this product or any affiliation between the Primary Source Agency or its affiliates and Kalshi,” a notice on one market page reads.

Court records show that FlightAware’s notice came at 6:13 p.m. on August 11 under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), which allows a plaintiff to walk away before the defendant responds.

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