District of Utah Dismisses Passenger’s Negligence and Breach of Contract Claims After Beverage Cart Injury as Preempted Under the Airline Deregulation Act

The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah dismissed a passenger’s negligence and breach of contract claims for injuries sustained during beverage service on a SkyWest Airlines flight as preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act (“ADA”). In January 2019, a beverage cart struck Plaintiff during service on a SkyWest flight from Portland, Oregon to Dallas, Texas......
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

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