News / Lawyers win fees of $100m in air cargo antirust case as last defendants settle

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The long-running air cargo antitrust civil case has finally come to a close, with the last settlements for both carriers and lawyers agreed by a New York court.

Polar Air, an Atlas Air subsidiary, must pay $100m in damages to customers, while Air China settled, paying $50m.

The court also approved settlements by Air India ($12.5m) and Air New Zealand ($35m).

Lawyers working on the case, meanwhile, received approval for fees totalling some $100m, estimating 290,000 hours on the case, and argued that they should ...