Legal Opinion
De Figueiredo v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 29, 1971No. Nos. 70 Civ. 4421, 70 Civ. 3947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
The forces of women’s liberation confront their male counterparts in this litigation. Plaintiff De Figueiredo is a purser employed by Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) who seeks declaratory injunctive relief, claiming that TWA is discriminating against him on the ground of sex by giving preferential treatment to its hostesses in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e),(f).1 Margaret M. Maguire, a TWA stewardess, has brought a class action also seeking declaratory injunctive…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- MacAlister v. GutermaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Atkinson v. RothCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Dupont v. Southern Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- DeFigueiredo v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Fields v. WolfsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wagner v. Nova University, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Zervos v. S.S. Sam HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Maguire v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Parsons Mills, Inc. v. Companhia Portuguese De Transportes Maritima S.A.R.L.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978