December 14, 2020
American Airlines and the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action in Texas federal court have agreed to end litigation against the U.S. airline over its refusal to refund customers for flights that were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 03, 2020
A Texas federal judge said American Airlines must face a proposed breach-of-contract class action over its refusal to refund customers for flights that were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but ordered arbitration for two individual customers who bought their tickets through online travel agencies.
October 30, 2020
A proposed class of American Airlines customers is urging a federal judge in Texas to grant them class certification in their suit against the airline alleging they were denied refunds for flights canceled due to COVID-19.
October 19, 2020
A Texas federal judge has asked American Airlines Inc. for more evidence that it can compel arbitration under a third-party travel agency's terms of use with passengers seeking refunds for flights canceled due to COVID-19, saying search results pulled from an internet archive website won't suffice.
August 24, 2020
American Airlines Inc. passengers are arguing the airline can't enforce an unrelated third-party travel agency's arbitration clause to dodge a proposed class action in Texas federal court seeking refunds for flights canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 14, 2020
American Airlines Inc. told a Texas federal judge Thursday he should toss a proposed class action seeking refunds for flights canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, because the passengers suing canceled their own flights or never bought tickets from the airline.
April 22, 2020
American Airlines is the latest major airline to get hit with a proposed class action in Texas federal court Wednesday, alleging that its refusal to refund passengers for canceled flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic flouts federal guidance and violates consumer protection laws.