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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
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Class Counsel
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Jeff S. Westerman
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Marc M. Seltzer
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Panteha Abdollahi
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I find the comments referring to the supreme court and stay of execution to be dubious at best. If they had said 9th Circuit and Preliminary Injunction, I would be a little more worried.
Actually yes there is an appeal filed to the supreme court..not the original court.by the the lawyers for four seasons travel agency.They are appealing the lower courts ruling hence the stay of execution and the delay of the checks AGAIN.The docket to be heard is not in the original court it is in the higher court authority. Dont blame RUST they arent the lawyers with all the appeals.No checks will be disbursed until all appeals are decided on OCT 16 by the supreme court.
october 2016
If they did not misplace your claim, I think there is going to be LOTS of that happening before this is all over
There are no appeals and appears to be nothing to hold up this case so hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks.
Looks like no appeals. I just checked the court dockets and there are no updates on any appeals other than one lawyer not having a current address. This is the update on the court website (PACER).. 02/03/2016 742 ORDER GRANTING CLASS PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF NET CASH AND COUPON SETTLEMENT FUNDS 732 by Judge S. James Otero: The Court approves the claims allocation process as described in the Botzet Declaration and affirms the recommended denial of the claim of Four Seasons Tours & Travel, Inc. The Court finds and concludes that Four Seasons did not purchase airline tickets for its own account, is not a Class member and is not entitled to share in the Settlement Funds. Four Seasons claim to share in the Settlement Funds is hereby denied. The Court further orders that $1,075,000 shall be set aside from the cash portion of the Settlement Funds and $1,350,000 in face amount of coupons shall be set aside from the coupon portion of the Settlement Funds as a reserve for payments to the Settlement Administrator and Chicago Clearing Corporation, the Court-appointed Administrator of the coupon portion of the Settlement Funds, for their services incurred and to be incurred for claims and coupon administration. Settlement Class Counsel is authorized to pay up to these amounts upon approval of their invoices. This Order is without prejudice to granting further applications for costs and expenses for additional administrative services. (lc) (Entered: 02/03/2016)
The Plantifs have no control they handed there account over years ago to Rust. Korean Airlines didn’t call Rust and say hold up mail out of checks. They been notified of that lie.
Thank you Paul for informing everyone I knew that your information is correct. It’s Rust. The class lawyers were fed up cause class members weren’t paid, yet that’s why they set that date with Judge to release funds and Threr days before hearing Rust contacted Judhe said ok! We will release funds and date was cancelled. Rust didn’t want to have that hearing so! That’s why they contacted Jusge said we will release funds. Anthony from Rust told me checks be mailed out April 1st three days later recanted said his lawyers said hold up and he couldn’t explain why. So! It’s Rust that’s why tell lie after lie after lie, It’s Rust can’t wait till it ends just as long it know to entire United States and future companies so! They don’t do business with Rust
OMG Just received information back from the AG office.This lawsuit settlement has been appealed by the plaintiffs of the ticket agency by a supreme court stay of execution.It is scheduled to be heard October of this year.Until this is resolved no one is receiving anything.It will take another few years to settle this mess.Not RUSTS fault.Blame the lawyers with all the appeals upon appeals upon appeals.give up on this people.move along nothing left here to see financially.Blame the lawyers and courts.its been a fun few years
Judge Otero stated this company would not get any money from the lawsuit in February like I stated in February.. If this is not paid in April its because of this company filed another appeal…period. This lawsuit was in September of last year.
This is why checks werent mailed out last September….Stop with the nonsense, maybe this is why they havent been sent out again. Judge Osero banned this company from getting any tickets. It sounds like around 7000 of the 70000 claims…. — Susman Godfrey LLP, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP and Milberg LLP are refusing to pay a travel agency its $3 million share of a $65 million settlement with Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. over class allegations it was fixing ticket prices, according to a lawsuit entered in California state court Tuesday.
Four Seasons Tours & Travel Inc. accused the plaintiffs firms of refusing to allow it to claim its share of the deal, struck in 2013, according to the suit. Its claims over tickets it bought as a member of the class have been denied because it’s a travel agent, Four Seasons said. But travel agents are eligible class members under the arrangement, the agent said in its complaint.
“By the terms of the contract and court assignment, defendants agreed to process claims made by all members of the class action lawsuit,” Four Seasons said in its suit. “Plaintiff is a travel agent who submitted numerous claims. Defendants denied plaintiff’s claims because plaintiff is a travel agent.”
The law firms owe Four Seasons $3.1 million from the deal that they’re refusing to pay out despite the travel agent’s demands, according to the suit.