Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:A settlement of $7.5 million is resolving a class action alleging American Airlines, Inc. charged certain passengers to check their bags when they had been told they could check them for free. Passengers may check a certain number of bags for free under some conditions, such as their route of travel, class, frequent flyer status, or the like. The complaint alleged that American breached its contract with those passengers.
Docket Number:4:21-cv-00184-O
Company: American Airlines, Inc.
Filing Deadline: February 22, 2023
Class Period: February 24, 2017 to April 9, 2020
Objection Deadline: January 18, 2023
Exclusion Deadline: January 18, 2023
Final Approval Hearing: May 5, 2023
Proof of Purchase:You do not have to provide proof.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you:
- Traveled on American Airlines;
- Were charged to check a bag on or after February 24, 2017 for tickets issued before April 9, 2020; and
- You (a) received a confirmation email that said passengers could check one or more bags for that trip at no charge or for “USD0.00” and/or (b) you held an American Citi or Barclay’s credit card entitling the passenger to check a first bag for free and were traveling within the US, including passengers with international itineraries who were charged to check a first bag, of standard weight and size, for the domestic portion of the itinerary in addition to the international portions.
A 100% refund of all charged baggage fees, between $25 and $200 per bag. If the total baggage fees for all valid claims is less than $7,500,000, then amounts will be increased on a pro rata basis. If you were charged to check your bags on multiple occasions during the timeframe, you may receive a refund for each of those times.
In some cases, those submitting claims may not be eligible for refunds, for example, if they do not meet the criteria, or if American has already refunded the baggage fees.
Total Settlement Amount: $7,500,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:Up to $10,000
Law Firms:
Giskan Solotaroff Andersen and Steward LLP
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Tusa PC
Claim Form: Baggage Fee Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Cleary, et al. v. American Airlines, Inc.
Settlement Website: Baggage Fee Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
AB Data, Ltd.
Cleary v. American Airlines Settlement
c/o ABA Data LTD
PO BOX 173053
Milwaukee, WI 53217
info@bagfeesettlement.com
877-868-6827