Legal Opinion
Wolens v. American Airlines
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 12, 1990No. 1-89-0918PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Defendant American Airlines has filed this interlocutory appeal from an order of the circuit court denying defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaints. Defendant contends that plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by Federal law and barred by the commerce clause.
In 1988, plaintiffs Myron Wolens, Albert Gale, R. Craig Zafis, Bret Maxwell, and Robert Nelson filed a class action complaint against defendant in the circuit court of Cook County. The complaint alleged that in 1981 or 1982, defendant created the AmericanAirlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program and solicited public membership in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lawrence C. Bieneman v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Russell Wayne Anderson v. Usair, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 24, 1975Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kiefer v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Wolens v. American Airlines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1993
- Wolens v. American Airlines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Kiefer v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Wolens v. American Airlines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1993
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