PEOPLE v. TRANS AIRLINES


147 Misc.2d 697 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, by Robert Abrams, Attorney-General of the State of New York, Petitioner, v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court, New York County.

May 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (John Corwin of counsel), for plaintiff. Fulbright Jaworski & Reavis Mc Grath (Marc Dreier of counsel), for defendant.


HAROLD TOMPKINS, J.

This action raises the issue of Federal preemption of airline advertising on price and its relation to New York State's right to protect its consumers from purportedly deceptive advertising. These issues arise from the Attorney-General's motion to enjoin Trans World Airlines (TWA) from placing advertisements in that it does not state the full round-trip price of an airline flight. The Attorney...

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