Legal Opinion
Thomas Plagianos v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 22, 1990No. 1613, Docket 90-7295PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant-appellant American Airlines, Inc. (American) appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Tenney, J.), after a jury trial, adjudging it 51% liable for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff-appellee Thomas Plagíanos. On appeal, American contends (1) that the district court erred in instructing the jury as to the standard of care owed by American to its passengers; (2) that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding of negligence; and (3) that the damages award is excessive. For the reasons that…
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