Legal Opinion
Hayley Hickcox-Huffman v. US Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2017No. 11-16305PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
We decide whether the Airline Deregulation Act preempts state law claims arising out of delayed baggage.
Facts.
The district court dismissed this case at the pleading stage under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, so we treat the facts as pleaded in the complaint and attached exhibits as true for the purposes of this appeal. 2
According to the first amended complaint, Hayley Hickcox-Huffman bought a ticket on US Airways to fly from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to San Luis Obispo, California. She checked one bag. Airlines have different policies on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- American Airlines, Inc. v. WolensSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. BreinerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Filak v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
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