Legal Opinion
Tinh Nguyen v. Korean Air Lines Company, Ltd., et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2015No. 15-10384PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Korean Air Lines passenger Tinh Thi Nguyen flew from Vietnam to Korea, and from Korea to Dallas, Texas. After deplaning and walking through the terminal towards baggage claim, Nguyen lost her footing and fell dovm an escalator. She was seriously injured. Nguyen sued Korean Air, claiming that the airline’s failure to place her in the wheelchair that she requested when she booked her flight was an “accident” under Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention. The district court granted summary judgment for Korean Air, holding that Nguyen’s failure to be placed in a…
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