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American Airlines Class Action Lawsuit Dropped

According to Legal News Line, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled against a Northbrook woman who brought on a class action lawsuit against American Airlines over a $40 baggage fee. Andrea Barber claims she purchased a ticket through the airline company from Chicago to White Plains, New York in 2008. Prior to boarding, she checked two suitcases and was charged by the airline a $40 checked baggage fee. The airline canceled the flight, Barber received a refund for the initial ticket but not her baggage fee. Barber filed a class action lawsuit four days after her flight was canceled. She claimed a counter agent advised her it was not American Airlines’ policy to refund fees paid for transportation of luggage in conjunction with a passenger when that flight is cancelled by the airline and the passenger does not accept another flight. Barber declined a different flight at the time and…
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