HICKCOX-HUFFMAN v. US AIRWAYS, INC.

No. 11-16305.

855 F.3d 1057 (2017)

Hayley HICKCOX-HUFFMAN, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. US AIRWAYS, INC.; U.S. Airways Group, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn June 6, 2013.

Resubmitted April 24, 2017, San Francisco, California.

Filed May 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin P. Karczag (argued), Roger N. Behle , and Thomas Foley , Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis LLP, Santa Barbara, California; William M. Aron , Law Office of William M. Aron, Santa Barbara, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael G. McGuinness (argued), Robert A. Siegel , and Jillian R. Weinstein , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jeffrey A. Lamken and Michael G. Pattillo, Jr. , MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C.; Andrew M. Bernie , MoloLamken LLP, New York, New York; for Amicus Curiae Air Transport Association of America, Inc.

Before: Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and Roger T. Benitez, District Judge.


OPINION

We decide whether the Airline Deregulation Act preempts state law claims arising out of delayed baggage.

Facts.

The district court dismissed this case at the pleading stage under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, so we treat the facts as pleaded in the complaint and attached...

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