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In re: Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. Antitrust LitigationMDL 1891, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California March 2009
Hausfeld LLP is among the counsel for a putative class of direct purchaser plaintiffs in this antitrust class action alleging a conspiracy by Korean Airlines Co. (“Korean Air”) and Asiana Airlines, Inc. to fix the prices of passenger fares and/or fuel surcharges for flights between the United States and Korea in violation of the federal Sherman Act. On August 1, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") charged Korean Air with conspiring with an unnamed co-conspirator from January 2000 to July 16, 2006, to fix prices on passenger flights from the U.S. to Korea. Korean Air pled guilty to the charges and paid a $300 million fine. The plea, and corresponding fine, also encompassed criminal antitrust violations for Korean Air's involvement in a price-fixing conspiracy concerning air cargo transportation.
For more information, please contact attorneys Michael P. Lehmann, Christopher L. Lebsock, or Jon T. King, in our San Francisco office.
Practice Areas: Antitrust / Competition
