Legal Opinion
US Airways Group, Inc. v. British Airways PLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 29, 1997No. 96 Civ. 5724(MGC)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
This is an action brought by USAirways Group, Inc. and USAirways, Inc. (collectively “USAir”) against British Airways Pic and Britair Acquisition Corp. Inc. (collectively “BA”), and AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc. (collectively “AA”). The dispute arises out of an alliance between USAir and BA that began in 1992 and BA’s subsequent decision in 1995 to pursue an alliance with AA instead. USAir sues BA for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and under a respondeat superior theory for acts of the BA directors who are also directors of USAir.…
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