Karkomi v. American Airlines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Zev Karkomi (“Karkomi”), his wife Shi-fra Karkomi and their daughter Vickie Sie-gel (“Siegel”), individually and as next friend of her minor son Ari Siegel (“Ari”), originally sued American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and Myrna Shaw (“Shaw”) in the Circuit Court of Cook County, claiming:

1. American’s violation of 49 U.S.C. App. § 1374 (Count l 1 );

2. American’s several common-law infractions:(a) breach of fiduciary duty as a common carrier (Count 2);(b) conversion (Count 3);(c) negligence (Count 4);(d) intentional infliction of emotional…