Legal Opinion
Stanley Abramson v. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1984No. 83-5750PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
Facts and Procedural History
Stanley Abramson, plaintiff in the district court, appeals from the entry of summary judgment for the defendant, Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. (JAL). The relevant facts are not disputed for purposes of the appeal.
On August 23, 1982, Abramson and his wife were passengers on JAL Flight No. 005 from New York to Tokyo, Japan, with an intermediate stop in Anchorage, Alaska. Shortly after take-off from Anchorage to Tokyo, Abramson suffered an attack from a pre-existing paraesophageal hiatal hernia. Abramson had been under medical…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Reed v. WiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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