Labaton Sucharow LLP serves on the Executive Committee in this lawsuit filed on behalf of a proposed class of Plaintiffs who purchased airline tickets for routes between the United States and Asia or Oceana directly from Defendants, the airlines that service those routes.

Plaintiffs allege that, between January 1, 2004 and the present, Defendants illegally conspired to fix the prices of and surcharges for passenger flights between the U.S. and Asia or Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands). The case is pending before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer in the Northern District of California.

The Department of Justice is investigating these claims and has empanelled a criminal grand jury in the District of Columbia. A number of airlines have pled guilty in the United States and some airlines have also pled guilty and/or applied for leniency with the British competition authorities.  On August 5, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint with the Court.