CLASS ACTION DISMISSED AGAINST UNITED FOR ‘GREENWASHING’
September 25, 2024
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On August 13, 2024, a U.S. District Court in Maryland dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against United Airlines for alleged deceptive advertising of the “true environmental impact and scale of its sustainable aviation program.” The lawsuit, filed in November 2023, was brought under Maryland’s Consumer Protection Act. The claimant instituted the action after he alleged that he had paid a premium to fly with United under the belief that the airline was utilizing more sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”). The claimant asserted that United had falsely represented its SAF usage and therefore mislead consumers. United argued that the central issue of the action, higher prices, meant that the lawsuit was preempted by the Federal Airline Deregulation Act. The Court agreed, citing Supreme Court precedence, and dismissed the claim with prejudice.
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