Legal Opinion
Weiss v. El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 22, 2006No. 04 Civ. 9803(GEL)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LYNCH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Tobias and Gertrude Weiss bring this action against El A Israel Airlines (“El A”) to recover losses that they incurred as a result of their being involuntarily denied boarding, or “bumped,” from a flight from New York to Jerusalem. They bring this action under regulations promulgated under the Federal Aviation Act, 14 C.F.R. § 250.1 et seq. (“Federal Regulations”), and under state tort and contract law. 1 El A has moved to dismiss the complaint, contending that plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by the Montreal Convention 2 and the Airline…
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