· 2/13/1939
Getz v. Edinburg Consol. Independent School Dist.
Citations
- 101 F.2d 734
- 1939 U.S. App. LEXIS 4443
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the Airline Deregulation Act does not preempt \run-of-the-mill personal injury claims\ against airlines
- stating that to “interpret service more broadly is to ignore the context of its use; and it effectively would result in the preemption of virtually everything an airline does.”
- noting that when Congress enacted the ADA it \intended to preempt only state laws and lawsuits that would adversely affect the economic deregulation of the airlines and the forces of competition within the airline industry.\
- noting that when Congress enacted the ADA it “intended to preempt only state laws and lawsuits that would adversely affect the economic deregulation of the airlines and the forces of competition within the airline industry.”
- noting that when Congress enacted the ADA it “intended to preempt only state laws and lawsuits that would adversely affect the economic deregulation of the airlines and the forces of competition within the airline industry.”
- reading the preemption clause with the savings clause evidences congressional intent to prevent state regulation of airlines while preserving state tort remedies which do not significantly impact deregulation
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Judges: Foster
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