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Company: Southwest Airlines
Current Parent Company: Southwest Airlines
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Penalty: $29,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: August 26, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Southwest Airlines agreed to a settlement estimated to be worth at least $29 million to resolve allegations it improperly stopped honoring certain drink vouchers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:11-cv-08176
Case Name: In Re: Southwest Airlines Voucher Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Current Parent: airlines
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