Legal Opinion
Rubin v. United Air Lines, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2002No. B149679PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, Acting P. J.
An airline passenger brought suit against an airline and others after Los Angeles Police Department officers removed her from a commercial flight about to depart for Hawaii. Her suit alleged causes of action for false arrest, false imprisonment, assault, battery and emotional distress. The airline claimed it was entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law because a provision of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 expressly preempted her state law tort claims. In the alternative, the airline claimed it was also entitled to judgment as a matter of law because it…
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