Emily Sortor  |  June 3, 2019

Category: Legal News

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jetblue airplaneJetBlue travelers have asked a Florida federal judge to grant Class certification in a lawsuit accusing the airline of selling travel insurance to their flyers and receiving kickbacks from the sale.

In their request for Class certification, plaintiff Milita Dolan also stressed that their attorney representation would be able to effectively represent the interests of the Class.

The JetBlue travel insurance kickbacks class action lawsuit claims that JetBlue sells travel insurance on its website, and advertises that the insurance is through a third-party.

Allegedly, JetBlue charges what is advertised as a pass-through fee “that is passed on to another entity and for which JetBlue as no financial interest.”

However, Dolan says that this is inaccurate, because JetBlue actually collects a kickback on the each sale of insurance. The JetBlue class action says the airline does not disclose to consumers the fact that it receives a kickback.

Dolan argues that effectively, JetBlue should not profit from the sale of insurance because it does not have a license to broker insurance policies, but does in fact profit unlawfully from the sale of the policies.

The JetBlue insurance sale class action lawsuit argues that travelers including Dolan and many others were harmed by JetBlue’s practices because they were not able to determine if the advice they were given to purchase travel insurance was unbiased or if it was given because JetBlue had a financial interest in encouraging people to purchase travel insurance.

Dolan says that Class certification is appropriate because customers who purchased travel insurance through JetBlue are all around the country, and the damages suffered by individual consumers is too small to be litigated individually.

“This is a routine consumer class action lawsuit involving small dollar amount purchases and assessing claims that require not individualized inquiries,” Dolan states.

Dolan asserted that JetBlue violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and had received unjust enrichment from the kickbacks. JetBlue attempted to have those claim thrown out, an effort with which a judge agreed.

However, the court ruled recently to preserve Dolan’s claims that JetBlue violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The JetBlue insurance sale kickback class action lawsuit is one of a number that claims airlines are improperly profiting from the sale of travel insurance through their website. Delta Airlines and American Airlines are also facing similar claims.

Dolan is represented by Scott B. Cosgrove, Alec H. Schultz, John R. Byrne and Jeremy L. Kahn of Leon Cosgrove LLP.

The JetBlue Trip Insurance Kickbacks Class Action Lawsuit is Dolan v. JetBlue Airways Corp., Case No. 0:18-cv-62193, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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9 thoughts onJetBlue Travelers Seek Class Cert. in Insurance Kickback Lawsuit

  1. Randall Calano says:

    I fly 2as a month also please add me

  2. Irene Nuzzi says:

    I fly once a month on her blue please add me

  3. Letisa Dorris says:

    Please add me. I’m a person who flies 2x a year

  4. John E Crawford says:

    I fly Jet Blue to JFK and delta to Augusta, Ga.

  5. Anna Saxon says:

    Add me ,fly every 6 months

  6. Lucy Carlson says:

    Please add me, I have purchased this insurance. I travel Jet Blue every 3 months for business

  7. Randall calano says:

    Please add travel every month on jet blue

  8. Irene nuzzi says:

    Fly every month please add me

  9. Emily Dileo says:

    Please add me as I fly jet blue and delta back in forth to Florida and Ga

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