Legal Opinion
Trinidad v. American Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 17, 1996No. 93 Civ. 4430 (SAS), 93 Civ. 5832 (SAS), 94 Civ. 9008 (SAS) and 95 Civ. 0058 (SAS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
These actions arise out of an incident on an American Airlines flight. On August 28, 1991, Plaintiffs were passengers on Flight # 1473 from JFK International Airport in New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bobkin Complaint (“Cplt.”) ¶¶3, 11; Seitz/Floman Cplt. ¶ 4. According to Plaintiffs, the plane hit turbulent weather and suffered a substantial drop in altitude in a short period of time. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that “the airplane suddenly and without any warning fell 1000 feet,” and then fell two more times. Seitz/Floman Cplt. ¶4.…
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