Legal Opinion
Mahaney v. Air France
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 28, 1979No. 77 Civ. 6109PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, District Judge.
OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff Colleen Mahaney brings this action claiming that she was denied access to an airline flight operated by defendant Air France between New York and Puerto Vallaría, Mexico, despite the fact that she held a confirmed reservation. She alleges that this “bumping” by the airline violated section 404(b) of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1374(b) (1976)) 1 (“Act”) and seeks compensatory damages of $50 and punitive damages of $250,000.
Her complaint charges that her vacation departure was delayed 24 hours; she was subjected to harsh treatment by…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Donald A. Swan v. Board of Higher Education of the City of New York by Gustave G. Rosenberg, Its Chairman, George A. Pierson, and Margaret v. KielyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Joseph D. Wolgel and Edythe R. Wolgel v. Mexicana Airlines, a Mexican CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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- Hill v. United AirlinesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- Donkor v. British Airways, Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- King v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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