United States Supreme Court

In a defamation action brought by plaintiff-terminated employee against defendant-airline for statements made to the Transportation Security Administration regarding their concerns involving the location of plaintiff's weapon and his stability upon his termination, judgment for plaintiff is reversed and remanded, where: 1) immunity may not be denied under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) to materially true statements; 2) under the correct material falsity analysis, defendant-airline is entitled to immunity as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/27/2014
• Published 01/27/2014

Judges

• SOTOMAYOR

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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