Legal Opinion
Neil Jacobson v. Delta Airlines, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, and Hugh Burton, Individually and as Customer Service Supervisor of Delta Airlines
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1984No. CA 82-5477PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff is a handicapped person. He challenges Delta Airline’s policy of requiring handicapped persons to sign a “medical release form” acknowledging that they may be removed from a flight at any point for specified reasons. In the district court he contended that the policy violated section 404(b) of the Federal Aviation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1374(b) (1976), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (1982), and state tort laws. He prayed for damages, injunctive relief, and attorney’s fees. The district court granted Delta’s motion for summary judgment on…
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