Hanson v. America West Airlines, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ANDREW J. GUILFORD, District Judge.

This Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) filed by Defendant U.S. Airways, Inc. (“Defendant”) concerns whether contractual provisions bar recovery by an airline passenger suing for lost baggage. The Court finds that recovery is barred, and GRANTS the Motion.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff David Hanson (“Plaintiff’) has lost his head. More specifically, Plaintiff has lost an artistically and scientifically valuable robotic head modeled after famous science fiction author Philip K. Dick (“Head”). Dick’s well-known…