Legal Opinion
Van v. Am. Airlines, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2019No. C.A. No. 17-11418-MLWPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLF, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*222I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, retired flight attendants, bring this action against their former employer, defendant American Airlines, Inc. ("American"), for eliminating one of their retirement benefits. They allege breach of contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, and fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation. They also seek a permanent injunction reinstating the benefit.
When plaintiffs retired, they were covered by collective bargaining agreements ("CBAs") that provided flight attendants who retired with 25 or more years of service, at age 45 or…
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