December 20, 2013
The cargo unit of Singapore Airlines Ltd. announced on Friday that it will pay $92.4 million to settle allegations that it colluded with other airlines to manipulate prices of freight shipping to and from the U.S., becoming the latest company to exit the sprawling multidistrict litigation underway in New York federal court.
March 19, 2013
A New York federal judge on Tuesday overturned an earlier ruling unsealing portions of grand jury testimony given during the U.S. government's investigation into a possible air cargo cartel, ruling that the multidistrict litigation plaintiffs hadn't shown they needed the information enough to merit disclosure.
October 25, 2012
A New York federal judge on Wednesday unsealed portions of grand jury testimony given during the U.S. government's investigation into a possible air cargo cartel, finding that granting putative class action plaintiffs access to the testimony outweighed the need to keep it secret.
February 23, 2012
An Air New Zealand manager will be let off the hook in exchange for his cooperation in establishing whether ANZ and other airlines fixed freight shipping prices, in a multidistrict litigation that has already yielded $500 million in settlements, plaintiffs' attorneys said Wednesday.
February 09, 2012
Air Canada on Wednesday resolved allegations that it conspired with other airlines to fix the price of freight shipping to and from the U.S., becoming the latest company to settle in a multidistrict litigation that has now netted customers nearly $500 million.
January 03, 2012
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. has agreed to pay $15.8 million to settle a multidistrict class action accusing a slew of airlines of plotting to fix the rates for air cargo service to and from the U.S., according to a motion filed last week.
December 13, 2011
A New York federal judge on Tuesday approved a $7.8 million settlement ending Emirates' involvement in a multidistrict class action accusing a slew of airlines of plotting to fix the rates for air cargo service to and from the U.S.
August 16, 2011
Saudi Arabian Airlines Ltd. on Tuesday agreed to pay $14 million to settle multidistrict litigation in a New York federal court accusing a slew of airlines of plotting to fix the rates for air cargo service to and from the U.S.
July 21, 2011
South African Airways on Thursday agreed to a $3.3 million settlement in mulitdistrict litigation in New York over a worldwide air cargo cartel, in which a slew of airlines are accused of plotting to fix the rates for air cargo service to and from the U.S.
July 18, 2011
A New York judge gave final approval Friday to $49 million in settlements allowing Cargolux Airlines International SA, All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. and Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd. to exit multidistrict litigation over a worldwide air cargo cartel.