Rao v. ERA Alaska Airlines

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAUL W. GRIMM, District Judge.

Maryland Plaintiffs sue an Alaska-based airline and other Alaska Defendants for torts arising out of the loss of personal property on or shortly after a flight operated by Defendant airline. Defendants have moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction on the grounds that Plaintiffs’ claims arise out of a flight within Alaska operated by an airline that transacts business only- within Alaska. Plaintiffs respond by arguing that jurisdiction in Maryland is proper because Plaintiffs purchased the tickets for their intra-Alas-ka flight over the…