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Airline skycaps awarded $325K over lost tips

BOSTON A federal jury has awarded $325,000 to nine American Airlines skycaps who claimed they lost tips when the airline instituted a $2-per-bag fee for curbside check-in service at Logan International Airport in Boston.

The fee is split between the airline and the contractor it hires to operate its curbside check-in service.

Skycaps complained in the lawsuit that many passengers saw the fee as a forced tip and therefore didn’t tip them for handling their bags. The attorney who represented the skycaps says she will now ask a judge to approve a class-action lawsuit.

Nissan enters U.S. market for commercial vehicles

DETROIT — Nissan Motor Co. says it will build and sell light commercial vehicles in the U.S., using its existing work force and factories.

The Japanese automaker said Monday it will enter the U.S. market with three vehicles starting in the first half of 2010, all built at its plant in Canton, Miss.

Nissan would not say what models it would build, but the company says they could run from pickup trucks to buses.

Associated Press