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Company: Spirit Airlines
Current Parent Company: Spirit Airlines
Penalty: $8,250,000
Year: 2023
Date: December 20, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Spirit agreed to pay over $8 million to settle litigation alleging it improperly applied hidden fees for carry-on bags.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:17-cv-05172
Case Name: Cox, et al v. Spirit Airlines, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Florida
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Current Parent: airlines
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