Legal Opinion
Tallarico v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1989No. Nos. 88-2429, 88-2486PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The Tallaricos appeal several decisions which the district court made regarding their discrimination action against Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) under the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA or Act), 49 U.S.C.App. § 1374(c) (Supp. IY 1986). *568TWA cross-appeals claiming that there is no private cause of action under the ACAA. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. Background
Polly Tallarico, who is fourteen years old, has cerebral palsy which impedes her ability to walk and talk. She generally uses a wheelchair, but is able to move about on her own by crawling. Although Polly…
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