Grimwood v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Laurie J. Michelson, U. S. District Judge

As Alicia Grimwood was boarding a flight from Chicago to Kalamazoo, she fell *930in the jetbridge, the enclosed walkway that connects the terminal gate to the airplane. Grimwood says this particular jetbridge's floor had a protruding strip of metal small enough to escape her detection but big enough to snag her flip-flop and send her falling to the ground. She broke her fibula.

Grimwood sued American Airlines asserting that the airline had been negligent. American has filed for summary judgment, believing either that the record does not support Grimwood's…