Legal Opinion

Paredes v. Air-Serv Corp., Inc.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 9, 2010No. 09CA1729PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge RICHMAN.

Plaintiff, Emilio Paredes, appeals the district court's judgment dismissing his complaint alleging negligence against defendants, Air Serv Corporation, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc. Because we conclude his state law negligence claim is not preempted by the Federal Aviation Authority Authorization Act, 49 U.S.C. § 41718(b)(1) (1994), we reverse and remand with directions to reinstate the complaint.

I. Background

Plaintiff's complaint alleged, in a single negligence claim, that while he was traveling by air on United-operated flights from Florida to his home in Alaska, he…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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