Legal Opinion
Maddox & Starbuck, Ltd. v. British Airways
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 6, 1983No. 70 Civ. 1579 (CHT)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Maddox & Starbuck, Ltd. (“Maddox & Starbuck”), a travel agency, seeks class certification pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 23(c)(1) on behalf of itself and all those similarly situated in an action against British Airways, El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. and Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France). Defendants oppose class certification and have also moved pursuant to Rule 41(b) to have Maddox & Starbuck’s individual action dismissed for failure to prosecute. For the reasons stated below, both motions are denied.
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