Waxman v. C.I.S. Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A. De C.V.

OPINION and ORDER

COTE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Philip and Beth Waxman, husband and wife, filed this action on October 1, 1997, alleging that the defendants negligently caused Mr. Waxman to sustain injuries during an international flight. Specifically, the Complaint asserts that Mr. Waxman was stuck in his right leg by a hypodermic needle that was protruding from the fabric of the seat immediately in front of his seat on a flight from New Jersey to Mexico. Mr. Waxman seeks compensatory damages from defendants Mexicana De Aviación, S.A. De C.V. (“Mexicana”), the airline on whose plane he…