Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 6, 1997No. C7-95-2459PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
In this case we must identify the proper limitations period for a disability discrimination claim under a provision of the federal Air Carriers Access Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1374(c) (1988) (current version at 49 U.S.C. § 41705 (1994)) (ACAA), and decide whether a state common-law negligence claim against a common carrier for failure to assist a disabled passenger with carry-on baggage exists and survives preemption by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Mmn.Stat. § 363.03, subd. 3(a) (1994) (MHRA). Defendant-appellant Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) prevailed in the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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