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Berrin v. Delta Air Lines: Class Action Complaint

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A class action lawsuit filed in May 2023 against Delta Air Lines alleges that the airline falsely marketed itself as the 'world's first carbon-neutral airline' since March 2020. The complaint argues that Delta's reliance on voluntary carbon offsets did not actually eliminate its net carbon emissions, as those offsets suffer from inaccurate accounting, non-additional effects, and impermanent results. Plaintiff Mayanna Berrin seeks to represent a nationwide class of Delta ticket purchasers who allegedly paid premium prices based on these misleading environmental claims.

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Class action complaint filed May 30, 2023 in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Case No. 2:23-cv-04150) by plaintiff Mayanna Berrin against Delta Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Attorneys Haderlein and Kouyoumdjian LLP and Russell Law PC represent the plaintiff. The complaint alleges Delta falsely marketed itself as ‘the world’s first carbon-neutral airline’ since March 2020 via advertisements, press releases, LinkedIn posts, podcasts, and in-flight napkins, relying on voluntary carbon offset market purchases. Plaintiff alleges the carbon offsets are ineffective due to inaccurate accounting, non-additionality, non-immediate speculative emissions reductions, and impermanent projects, constituting greenwashing and deceptive consumer practices resulting in undeserved market share and inflated ticket prices.

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