A Fort Worth judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against American Airlines that sought compensation for the Dec. 29, 2006, delays that grounded about 6,000 passengers, court documents say.
In an 18-page ruling, federal district judge John McBryde said the suit by lead plaintiff Thomas Dickson could not proceed because supposedly it had not been filed within a required two-year legal window.
The plaintiffs plan to appeal, according to one of their attorneys, Paul Hudson of Sarasota, Fla.
The Dickson case is one of four class action suits nationwide that have been filed over the same incident, Hudson said. Including the Dickson matter, three of those cases have been dismissed and either are on appeal or will be, he added.
Officials of Fort Worth-based American, which denied wrongdoing in the case, weren’t available immediately for comment Monday.
Filed in December, Dickson’s suit said the California resident, along with his wife and child, were scheduled to fly from San Francisco to the country of Belize in December 2006, but wound up confined to an American jet for eight hours because of weather delays.
The suit sought damages of more than $5 million, court documents show.
I for one am a bit surprised this case was thrown out.
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Posted by: Louise | 05/04/2011 at 07:16 AM
Thanks! The plaintiffs plan to appeal, according to one of their attorneys, Paul Hudson of Sarasota, Fla.
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