November 27, 2019
A California federal judge has awarded attorneys for a group of passengers $14.1 million in fees for their work on a $58 million settlement with All Nippon Airways, which was one of several airlines accused of conspiring to fix the prices of trans-Pacific flights.
February 14, 2019
A California federal court has paused a case alleging several airlines conspired to fix the prices of trans-Pacific flights after passengers said they have reached a settlement with the last carrier involved, All Nippon Airways Co., that will resolve their claims for $58 million.
December 20, 2018
A Japanese airline was taken aback by accusations that it is working to keep witnesses away from the upcoming trial of the last airline remaining in long-running antitrust litigation over fares for trans-Pacific flights, stepping back into the case to rebut the allegations after settling out four years ago.
October 12, 2018
A California federal judge granted final approval of settlements with EVA Airways Corp., Philippine Airlines Inc., Air New Zealand Ltd. and China Airlines Ltd. that will require the carriers to pay more than $50 million to resolve their part of multidistrict litigation alleging that major airlines conspired to fix the prices of trans-Pacific flights.
August 09, 2018
A California federal judge certified two classes of All Nippon Airways passengers in multidistrict litigation alleging that major airlines conspired to fix the prices of long-distance trans-Pacific flights.
August 03, 2018
A California federal judge appeared open Friday to certifying a class of passengers who accuse All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. of fixing the price of long-haul flights to Pacific destinations, saying during a hearing that while the airline is trying to "slice and dice" class claims before trial, there seems to be enough evidence to show a plausible basis for awarding damages classwide.
July 16, 2018
A Japanese airline has urged a California federal judge to utterly disregard the prices set by an expert to bolster allegations that it conspired with other airlines to fix prices on long-haul flights to Asia-Pacific destinations, arguing that the numbers simply don't add up.
July 02, 2018
A California federal judge summarily refused Friday to let All Nippon Airways duck multidistrict litigation from passengers who allege it conspired with other airlines to fix prices on long-haul flights to Asia-Pacific destinations.
May 22, 2018
Airline passengers on Monday told a California federal judge that All Nippon Airways cannot try to distance itself from travel agents that set fares on its behalf to dodge multidistrict litigation alleging it conspired with other airlines to fix prices on long-haul flights to Asia-Pacific destinations.
May 08, 2018
All Nippon Airways, the last remaining defendant in long-running multidistrict litigation alleging airlines conspired to fix prices on Asia-Pacific flights, told a California federal judge Monday that federal antitrust law bars the airline passengers from recovering damages for fares set by travel agents and for government-approved fuel surcharges.