· 10/29/1991
Stewart v. American Airlines, Inc.
Citations
- 776 F. Supp. 1194
- 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15678
- 1991 WL 226391
How courts have described this case
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- “to the extent that a claim is not pre-empted by Section 1305, it is expressly preserved by Section 1506”
- plaintiff’s state law tort claims based on injuries resulting from an airplane malfunction not related to “services” within the meaning of section 1305
- airline service of \boarding\ pertains to question of whether to board passenger or not, not actual event
- no preemption where plaintiff was injured when nose wheel deflated
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Judges: Kent
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