Legal Opinion
DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 4, 2009PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
In the fall of 2005, the defendant, American Airlines, Inc. (American), imposed, at selected airports, a charge of two dollars per bag to its customers who chose to check their luggage at curbside rather than at a ticket counter. The charge did not include any gratuity to the workers who physically handled the curbside baggage check-in, namely, the “skycaps.” Before the imposition of this two dollar per bag charge, there had been no cost to American’s customers for curbside baggage check-in, although a tip could be given to the skycaps at the discretion of the customer. Ten skycaps filed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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