Legal Opinion
Ugaz v. American Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 4, 2008No. 07-23205-CIVPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FEDERICO A. MORENO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Brigitte Espinoza Ugaz, an American Airlines passenger traveling from Peru, fell walking up an inoperable escalator shortly after her flight arrived at the Miami International Airport. As a result, the Plaintiff, who is a surgeon, injured her ankle and proceeded to sue Defendants American Aii-lines and Miami-Dade County. American Airlines filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in which the Airport joined for purposes relevant to the disposition of this case. The Defendants’ Motions are GRANTED.
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