The class action settlement comes five years after the initial incident, during which 38,000 properties and 160,000 individuals were allegedly impacted
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- Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class action lawsuit with residents of southeast Los Angeles
- On Jan. 14, 2020 a Delta flight dumped fuel over Los Angeles and Orange County communities while making an emergency landing at LAX
- Property owners will receive at least $888.82 and residents would receive at least $104.34
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $78.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding a 2020 fuel dump over California’s Los Angeles and Orange Counties, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
The preliminary settlement was filed on Aug. 25 in Los Angeles federal court and awaits a judge’s approval in September.
The lawsuit was filed after the initial incident occurred on Jan 14, 2020. Delta flight DL89 experienced an engine malfunction shortly after departing Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for Shanghai, China…