WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hausfeld LLP, a global claimants' law firm dedicated to handling complex litigation, announces that it has reached another settlement on behalf of the class in the Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation , pending before Judge Gleeson in the Eastern District of New York . Hausfeld LLP serves as Co-Lead Counsel in the case.
Cathay Pacific, the most recent defendant to bow out of the litigation, has agreed to pay $65 million to direct purchasers of air cargo shipping services. This settlement follows December's announcement that two other airlines, Korean Air Lines and Singapore Airlines, agreed to settlements totaling nearly $207.5 million. In all, twenty-three defendants have settled for over $758 million:
| Defendant | Settlement Amount |
| Lufthansa | 85,000,000 |
| Air France/KLM/Martinair | 87,000,000 |
| American Airlines | 5,000,000 |
| Japan Airlines | 12,000,000 |
| SAS | 13,930,000 |
| All Nippon Airways | 10,400,000 |
| Cargolux | 35,100,000 |
| Qantas | 26,500,000 |
| Thai Airways | 3,500,000 |
| British Airways | 89,512,000 |
| Lan/ABSA | 66,000,000 |
| Malaysia Airlines | 3,200,000 |
| South African Airways | 3,290,000 |
| Saudia | 14,000,000 |
| Emirates | 7,833,000 |
| El Al Israel Airlines | 15,800,000 |
| Air Canada | 7,500,000 |
| Korean Air | $115,000,000 |
| Singapore Air | $92,492,442 |
| Cathay Pacific | $65,000,000 |
| Total | $758,357,000 |
According to Michael Hausfeld, Chairman of Hausfeld LLP, "This settlement is an excellent result for the US class, which has now recovered over three quarters of a billion dollars in settlements from over twenty different airlines. We will continue our efforts to pursue recoveries both in the US and around the world."
The Plaintiffs' motion for class certification is fully briefed and pending decision. Still left in the case are defendants Air China, Air India, Asiana Airlines, China Air, EVA, Nippon Cargo Airlines, and Polar Air Cargo and its parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.
Nearly half of the original defendants in the civil action brought by Hausfeld LLP and other law firms have pled guilty to a conspiracy to fix the price of shipping goods by air to and from the United States. The plaintiffs allege that the cartel increased global shipping prices.
Hausfeld LLP attorneys working on this case are Michael Hausfeld , Brent Landau , Hilary Scherrer , and Melinda Coolidge .
For further information or to arrange interviews please contact:
Brent Landau
blandau@hausfeldllp.com
215-985-3273
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About Hausfeld LLP
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