Overview

• Filed in federal court, the proposed class settlement would compensate owners and residents tied to roughly 38,000 properties in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
• After attorneys’ fees and costs, about $50.6 million would be available, with minimum payments estimated at about $888 per property owner and $104 per resident if all eligible people claim.
• A final approval hearing is scheduled for March 2, 2026, and claims administration would be handled by Verita Global, LLC.
• Delta denies liability and points to an FAA investigation it says cleared the pilots, while plaintiffs alleged low-altitude dumping over populated neighborhoods and brought trespass, nuisance, and negligence claims.
• On Jan. 14, 2020, about 15,000 gallons of fuel were jettisoned from a Boeing 777 returning to LAX, and roughly 60 people on the ground, including schoolchildren, reported minor irritation.