BENSON v. DOW

Civ. A. Nos. 75-1159, 75-1160.

520 F.Supp. 231 (1981)

David G. BENSON, Gene O. Fozard, Felix Yerace, Eugene F. Ruperto, William G. Imblum, Kenneth N. Patton, Robert T. Nestler, William M. Brant, Joseph E. Stumpf, Ronald L. Weidman, George E. Brugos, Samuel J. Calderaro, James F. Dissen, Russell J. Drumheller, Michael P. Kearney, Joseph A. Mastraieni, Jr., Christy Lucci, Jr., Martin J. Olaharski and Harry W. Bost, Plaintiffs, v. James DOW and James J. Hanten, Defendants. Robert T. NOVITSKY, Plaintiff, v. James DOW, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; James J. Hanten, Tower Chief, Pittsburgh, Pa., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

August 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Michalek, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Joel Strauss, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.


OPINION

ROSENBERG, District Judge.

These two related actions were filed in 1975 by twenty plaintiffs; one was filed by one plaintiff and the other by nineteen plaintiffs, both five years after causation. The actions deal with the same subject matter; and for all purposes they should be consolidated and will be consolidated here. The plaintiffs allege that their cause of actions occurred between March 24 and April...

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