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Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. and Asiana Airlines Inc. have reached a $65 million class action lawsuit settlement resolving allegations they conspired to fix prices for air passenger travel between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. If you bought a qualifying ticket between January 1, 2000 and August 1, 2007, you may be entitled to cash and coupons for future air passenger travel as part of the class action settlement.
The Korean Air settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit that claims the alleged conspiracy included meetings, conversations and communications in the U.S. and elsewhere between the two Defendants during which they agreed to establish artificially high prices for air passenger travel.
In cases separate from this class action lawsuit, brought by the United States Department of Justice, the Defendants pled guilty to criminal antitrust violations and agreed to pay a fine. Despite pleading guilty in the DOJ cases, Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines deny the allegations raised in the class action lawsuit but have agreed to a settlement to resolve the litigation.
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Korean Air Passenger Class Action Settlement can be found at www.KoreanAirPassengerCases.com.
The case is In Re: Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 07-01891, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Western Division.
UPDATE: On Feb. 8, 2016, a final hearing was scheduled and Judge Otero is expected to issue an order soon. Once the order is issued, the settlement funds and coupon codes will be distributed to Class Members who submitted a valid and timely Claim Form.
UPDATE 2: On Feb. 11, 2016, according to the settlement website, airline passengers who filed a claim in the Korean Air class action settlement should expect to receive a check and coupon code in April!
UPDATE 3: On April 21, 2016 the settlement website posted the following update: “We now expect that the distribution to claimants will occur in late May 2016. Additional updates will appear on the website when the date for the distribution mailing is known. Thank you for your patience while the process is completed” Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more. Keep checking back and let us know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on ourFacebook page.UPDATE 4: On June 1, 2016, several viewers reported receiving an email from the Settlement Administrator which included the following: “Payments are currently expected to be mailed to claimants in June of 2016. Rust has not been informed of the exact date on which the distribution will occur, but the settlement website will be updated once we receive this information.”
Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more. Keep checking back and let us know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 5: According to the Settlement Administrator, checks and coupon codes will be distributed to Class Members on June 27, 2016.
UPDATE 6: On June 27, 2016, the settlement website was updated with the following: “The settlement checks and coupon codes were mailed out to verified claimants on June 27, 2016.” Keep checking back and let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 7: On June 29, 2016, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail from this class action settlement worth as much as $2643.61.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Korean Air settlement include anyone who purchased at least one ticket for air passenger travel on Asiana Airlines or Korean Air Lines. The purchase must have been:
- Made in the United States;
- For a flight originating in the U.S. and ending in Korean or a flight originating in Korea and ending in the U.S.; and
- Made between January 1, 2000 and August 1, 2007.
Both businesses and individuals may be Class Members.
Potential Award
Class Members that submit a valid Claim Form will receive cash and coupons from the class action settlement, which will be distributed pro rata, based on the total number of qualifying purchases and valid Claim Forms submitted.
Claim Form Deadline
12/31/2013
Case Name
In Re: Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 07-01891, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Western Division
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Rust Consulting
Korean Air Passenger Antitrust Litigation
P.O. Box 2436
Faribault, MN 55021
1-888-261-1921
[email protected]
Class Counsel
Susan G. Kupfer
GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP
Jeff S. Westerman
WESTERMAN LAW GROUP
Marc M. Seltzer
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
Defense Counsel
Donald L. Morrow
Panteha Abdollahi
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
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525 thoughts onKorean Air Passenger Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Stop with all the lies checks never get delivered on a sunday and 8 thousand yeh right
Mark go soak that big lien tongue of your because you are in the same bolt with your lien buddy nikl go suck a lemon fat dude and take your fat buddy nik lwith you and get a life both of you guys
received check for $150.00(two flights) and coupon codes for $300(two flights) in Rhode Island today.My brother who lives in NH has not recieved his yet. A bit disappointing after years of waiting.I believe RUST ate up most of the funds. just my oppinion.
mail on a sunday????
Youre telling us that you are the only one who has gotten anything yet the website says April?
Niki get your crap together and stop posting all of these lies MS Pathological lair
agree,agree,agree
must not be true
this is from the website:Pro rata is a calculation method used to determine distributable amounts. A pro rata calculation divides the total amount to be distributed in a settlement by the total qualifying purchases made by the Class. This number is your pro rata percentage. Your check amount is determined by multiplying the pro rata percentage by your qualifying purchases. I only know what they told me when I called I was surprised with the amount to. You just have to call and try to get them to look up your name. checks will be released first week april
nikl, how many trips did you claim that you are getting $8000?
were not all getting the same amount because I have two friends who were also victims and one is getting 4000 and one 3600. So I think it is based off of the amount you claimed when you filed. I asked three times and he said that was my check amount I hope that it is the amount. He also gave me like a 6000 amount for coupons. I would keep trying to call and get info.
I just lterally called again at 5pm eastern time and spoke to him he will look up your name and give u your check amount
niki, i called today,went to his voicemail,he called me back,but he still would not tell me my amount,i appreciate you sharing your info with all of us,they stated pro rata payments,so are we all getting that much that have applied?good luck everyone.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This comment has been edited to remove personal information at the request of the Settlement Administrator. Any one with questions about this settlement, including payments and distribution, should call the Settlement Administrator at this toll-free telephone number: 1-888-261-1921.
Contacted Rust this morning, they stated under no circumstances are they releasing check amounts. They also stated that they don’t release that info over the phone. I than was transferred to another rep. that verified the above info. Guess we all have to wait until April.