Legal Opinion
Long v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 12, 1991No. 86 C 7521PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROYNER, District Judge.
I.INTRODUCTION
This is a class action lawsuit brought by approximately 3,000 flight attendants against their employer, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (“TWA”), challenging the company’s refusal to provide them with designated rights letters pursuant to the Airline Deregulation Act, 49 U.S.C.App. § 1552, and its applicable regulations, 29 C.F.R. Pt. 220, after plaintiffs went on strike and were not re-hired. On August 18, 1988, the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3), rejecting defendant’s…
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