Ramirez v. United Airlines, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT UNITED AIRLINES’ MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE AND VACATING HEARING

ALSUP, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant United Airlines, Inc. moves to dismiss a passenger’s claim for damages suffered in an international flight. Maricela Ramirez seeks damages for injuries she allegedly suffered during a flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City on the basis of the Warsaw Convention, 49 Stat. 3000, and common-law negligence. United seeks dismissal on grounds that plaintiff fails to state a claim under the Convention and that the Convention bars plaintiffs negligence claim. The…