CHUKWU v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS BRITISH AIRWAYS

No. 93 Civ. 12828 (MEL).

889 F.Supp. 12 (1995)

Azubuko CHUKWU, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS BRITISH AIRWAYS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

April 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Azubuko Chukwu, Boston, MA, pro se.

John J. Davis, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, MA, for defendant.


LASKER, District Judge.

This case concerns a relatively new wrinkle in the interpretation of the Airline Deregulation Act: preemption of a breach of contract claim. Section 1305 of the Act forbids states from enacting or enforcing any law related to air carrier rates, routes, or services. 49 U.S.C.App. § 1305(a)(1). In its recent decision in American Airlines v. Wolens, ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 817, 130 L.Ed...

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