United States Ninth Circuit
Nat'l Fed'n of the Blind v. United Airlines, 11-16240
In a class action raising California anti-discrimination claims against defendant over its use of automatic kiosks inaccessible to blind travelers, the district court's dismissal on federal preemption grounds is affirmed where plaintiff's claims are impliedly field preempted by the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 and 14 C.F.R. section 382.57.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/01/19
Judges
- BERZON
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit