Weber v. Usairways, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 41713
Relies on Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens · Mylan Laboratories, Inc. v. Matkari · Musson Theatrical, Inc. v. Federal Express Corp. · Travel All Over the World, Inc. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Most-quoted passages
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“it seeks to enforce a legal duty on the defendant that is independent of the parties' contract”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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