United States Ninth Circuit

In a class action challenging an airline's collection of a tourism tax for the Mexican government from which plaintiffs were exempt, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where defendant did not make any contractual commitment to advise passengers about the Mexico tourism tax, not to collect it from exempt passengers, or to refund that portion of the price attributable to the tax.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/05/2009
• Decided 01/05/2010
• Published 01/05/2010

Judges

• Before PAMELA ANN RYMER, ANDREWJ. KLEINFELD and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Rossbacher, The Rossbacher Firm, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank A. Silane, Condon & Forsyth LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee.