Legal Opinion
Butz v. British Airways
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 20, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-3240PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
McGLYNN, District Judge.
On October 8, 1974, the plaintiffs, Butz and Duff, both citizens and residents of Pennsylvania, were seated side by side as passengers on BOAC Flight BA501 from London, England to New York City, New York.
As the aircraft approached New York and began its descent, both plaintiffs experienced sudden severe pains in their ears. Thereafter, they brought this action alleging serious injuries including hearing loss and nerve damage which they attributed to the aircraft’s precipitous descent and the defendant’s failure to maintain proper cabin pressure or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Edmund J. Smith v. Canadian Pacific Airways, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Martha Eck v. United Arab Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Mertens v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- List v. LernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Compagnie Nationale Air France v. GilibertoIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Elzbieta Gayda, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Krzyzstof Gayda, Stanislaw Gajda and Joanna Gajda v. Lot Polish AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Maria De La Lastra Petrire v. Spantax, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Hill v. United AirlinesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- In Re Alleged Food Poisoning Incident, March, 1984. Abdulrahman Al-Zamil v. British Airways Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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