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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
I got them too. Can’t post mine, I’ve already cashed that bad boy. I don’t know exactly what to do with the coupon though.
OMG-Judge+Otero+please!+Someone+contact+him.+These+lies+aren’t+going+to+stop+around+21st+of+May,+Rust+is+going+to+post+another+delay.+This+is+the+first+case+were+class+counsel+had+to+take+an+administrator+to+court+to+release+funds+and+Rust+fid+a+side+bar+and+said+they+would,+on+top+of+it+everyone+check+is+going+to+be+$50,+good+thing++86,000+won’t+let+them+get+away+with+it.+Can’t+wait+til+this+nightmare+ends,+unbelievable
why dont YOU contact him then???
The idiots at rust could mail out the checks now and the coupons later… Doesn’t take a rocket scienctist to make a website. They are just stalling. For some reason they are holding the money in the bank as long as they can to collect the extra millions in interest.
Agreed EJ but when I said that I was a bad guy who didnt know what I was talking about.
NO checks people as of yet.Just spoke with rust.NO checks have been released and may not be released till june.They are still setting up the coupon website.There is one idiot here posting as many aliases as possible.?8500 check per claim…ya right hahahahahahhaha more like 8.50 per claim.one a distribution date is set the ADMIN will update the website until then noooooooo checks will be rfeleased
I have been monitoring that coupon site that someone had posted days ago. So as I go on there today the site that was an error and and that gave a code 404 is no longer available to click on nor is it any sort of link on the state. Kinda scary and hopefully no more delays but as of this point on I will wait to hear about any updates..
This is one idiot posting over and over again when we all know checks are not out yet
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Me too! Congrats to everyone!
PLEASE NOTE: The Settlement Administrator has not confirmed that any payments or coupon codes have been released. Top Class Actions will post an update as soon as we learn that payments have been scheduled for distribution.
UPDATED: April 21, 2016
The parties are completing the final distribution to claimants. There have been technical issues regarding the redemption and coupon exchange website, and all parties are diligently working toward finalizing the distribution process. 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.
wow, thanks for the update….