Flores v. United Airlines

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-06571

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

370(Other Fraud)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Jorge L. Alonso

Firms

  1. March 05, 2021

    Judge Says Trip Insurance Suit Against United Can't Take Off

    A proposed class action accusing United Airlines of taking kickbacks in online travel insurance sales was grounded by an Illinois federal judge on Friday because the class of travelers couldn't say how the airline deceived them.

  2. September 14, 2020

    Customer Says United Can't Escape Ill. Trip Insurance Suit

    A customer has fired back at United Airlines' bid to dismantle a proposed class action accusing it of improperly collecting kickbacks from the sale of travel insurance policies on its website, saying she's amended her complaint to make clear the airline's alleged misconduct "occurred primarily and substantially in Illinois."

  3. August 14, 2020

    United Says No Harm, No Deal In Trip Insurance Suit

    United Airlines asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to dismantle a proposed class action accusing it of improperly collecting a commission for selling trip insurance to ticket buyers on its website, saying months of negotiations on a potential settlement have hit a dead end.

  4. December 10, 2019

    United Airlines Escapes Travel Insurance Kickbacks Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday slashed a proposed racketeering class action accusing United Airlines of taking kickbacks for selling trip insurance to ticket buyers on its website, saying the carrier's choice to offer the extra insurance was neither illicit nor fraudulent.

  5. March 18, 2019

    United Customers Fight Bid To Nix Insurance Kickback Suit

    United Airlines customers urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to deny the airline's bid to dismiss their lawsuit alleging the carrier violated Illinois' consumer fraud law by collecting kickbacks on sales of travel insurance policies through its website.

  6. December 19, 2018

    United Airlines Tries To Cancel Travel Insurance Kickback Suit

    A woman accusing United Airlines of illegally collecting kickbacks on sales of travel insurance policies through its website has not alleged a deceptive act that could advance her consumer fraud claims, the company told an Illinois federal court Tuesday.

  7. September 27, 2018

    United Collects Kickbacks On Trip Insurance, Customers Say

    A proposed class of United Airlines customers hit the company with a lawsuit in Illinois federal court Wednesday, claiming it is illegally collecting kickbacks from the sale of travel insurance policies on its website.