Legal Opinion
Carolyn Freidrich v. Thomas Davis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 22, 2014No. 14-1031PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Carolyn Freidrich (“Freidrich”) and Thomas Davis (“Davis”), both American citizens, were passengers on a U.S. Airways flight in 2010 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Munich, Germany. Freid-rich alleges that, during the flight, Davis left his seat and, while standing in the aisle waiting to use the lavatory, he fell on her, breaking her arm. In 2012, Freidrich filed suit against Davis for her injuries in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania based on diversity jurisdiction. Davis subsequently moved to dismiss the suit for…
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