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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.
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Donald L. Morrow
Panteha Abdollahi
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
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525 thoughts onKorean Air Passenger Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
contact jeff westerman the attorney 310-698-7880 ask for jeff westerman he is the one that stopped the checks and is clearing issues to have checks sent out.
Niki give it up already…lol..We all know it has been one big scam and rust and the lawyers have successfully stolen errr spent all the money….all it will be from here on out is lie after lie after lie BUT we all know the truth and none of us ever expect to see a dime…now its just fun to watch them all squirm…someones going to jail…wonder who is left holding the bag when this is all over lol
Hahahaha Jay works for Rust…getting a little worried aren’t you Jay…we the people are tired of your lies and thieving ..good luck getting rammed in jail Jay
Paul right, Rust is stoking to steal more money. It doesn’t take one to build a database, that’s probably going to cost $10 million. Now! Garden Ciry Group out of the State of Washington stole Burger Kings Class Members money. Watch checks be small. They get paid millions to do there job, but if no one paying attention they will steal it. Thank goodness an outside firm tracking every lie. I’ve never seen in life were a consultant firm had to be taken in front of a Judge to release the funds and there going have to be taking back in front of Judge. They will do another side bar before court date (like before) tell Judge ok! We will release the money sit back and watch. All they did was bring what there doing to the light and it doesn’t look good legally for Rust.
BS…They have been working on this site (coupon codes) since last April. There should be absolutely no reason its not done. They should at least send the money out and coupons later. AThis is BS>>>
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 our Facebook page.
WTF again delay ….. after that they will say they ran ouy of ink so expect Dec2016
update is available…….late may is new date for checks
Susan kupfur scroll to the top of this page that’s the class lawyer
Good morning,
There was a delay in sending out the payments. We were informed by class counsel on 4/1 to hold off distributing for the time being – we were not given a reason as to the delay. We are waiting to hear back from counsel as to when we can mail the payments although we don’t know when that will be.
Thank you for your patience during this time. This is the email I just received from Rust Settlement Administrator
Does anyone have contact information for the class counsel? Someone has to know why there is a hold and should inform us. I dont understand why they can just ignore a court order for disbursement.
No check going out till Nov 16