Sprayregen v. American Airlines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

WERKER, District Judge.

This is a diversity action in which plaintiff Seymour Sprayregen (“Sprayregen”) seeks to recover damages for a permanent hearing loss that he allegedly sustained during a flight aboard an airplane operated by defendant American Airlines, Inc. (“American”). Sprayregen is joined in this action by his wife, who asserts a derivative cause of action. Plaintiffs are citizens of the state of New York. American is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The matter presently is before…