United States Fifth Circuit

Foreign-flagged cruise ships are not subject to Title III of the ADA unless and until Congress clearly expresses its intention to do so. Claims brought by disabled plaintiffs, seeking injunctive relief requiring defendant to remove certain barriers that obstructed their access to the ships' facilities, are accordingly dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2004
• Published 01/12/2004

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JONES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William David George (argued), Brady Edwards, Edwards & George, William H. Bruckner, Elaine B. Roberts, Bruckner Burch, Houston, TX, for Doug Spector, Ana Spector, Julia Hollenbeck, David T. Killough and Rodger Peters., Marie K. McElderry, Dennis J. Dimsey, Deputy Chief, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae., Thomas Howard Wilson, Michael James Muskat (argued), Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.