DiFIORE v. American Airlines, Inc.
Case Details
- Citation
- 688 F. Supp. 2d 15, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120523, 2009 WL 5103179
- Judge(s)
- Young
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- jury verdict
- State
- Massachusetts
- Circuit
- First Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The jury found in favor of skycaps and awarded damages equal to all $2 fees collected by American Airlines, holding that the fee structure violated Massachusetts Tips Law by diverting tip revenue to the employer rather than employees.
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