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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
There are two lawsuits in this case. First, for Asiana and one for Korean Air. The 87,000 represents claimants in both cases. Asiana has a lower dollar amount than Korean Air. There were approximately 70,000 claims on Korean Air. Of which, The travel agency had 6000 claims and were denied. A decision was also made to bar any claims made from Korean citizens residing in Korea. Who knows how many this will take it down to, but its 87000 for both cases. If so, then the dollar pool is $570 per claim like I stated months ago. The lawyers have assured me the end of the month is looking good, but also alluded that if it were to take longer it wouldnt be much longer I would say we would have the money out by July 1 at the latest.
Wow! Does anyone know how much were really getting and that certificate clearing.com website benn around 20 years, so! How will our coupon work? I’ve never been through all of this.
Frank your suppose to sale your coupon on the website not to a person. That’s why I’m confused, plus website for rust for Korean is not ready yet. All these comments about $8,000 or more. Confused!
They are all lying. No checks have been sent out yet.
Is that site really true that was posted? If so then why are very few people trying to acknowledge that they received checks plus coupons. That confusing
I havent received my check yet ;)
go the certificateclearing.com site and u can receive other information distribution and website being created. / NO JOKE
The website isnt up yet. go to the clearing house website. and u will see them trying to create a site for distributions.
Lie, talked to the lawyers last night and nothing has been sent out. They are hopeful that the end of the month is certain, if not a week or two longer.
Seems like the attorneys are just collecting the interest with the millions of dollars that are in the bank. They will wait until the last day to send out the checks. They know what they are doing. They are collecting millions of dollars every month in which that stays in their pocket. Thats why they are called sharks and crooks.
i don’t believe that is true – I believe that any interest collected on a settlement goes to the claimant. the interest it collects if in a savings account does not belong to the attorneys. since this is a legal matter, I will assume the attorneys are not stealing money illegally LOL.
call this number class counsil 310-789-3100 the law office of susman godfrey llp you just might get some true info
to the ones that post (true) comments,thank you for the ones that you are giving true comments to.stay focus on koreanair settlement web-site updates,that is what you believe anyway.you will reconize truth when you read it anyway.good luck.i called # listed in last comment.i was told two more wks. and will be out.so update is correct.
Ill believe it when I see it. Two more weeks is late May, if it were going to be sent out then the website needs to be updated. Since its going to take at least two weeks for the checks to be printed and mailed out. I think they are just blowing smoke at this point in time.