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Julie Duncan, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.,opinion
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2000) | 208 F.3d 1112; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 3633; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2679; 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 6228; 2000 WL 350559
TL;DR: Flight attendants sued Northwest Airlines under state law for injuries from secondhand smoke on flights. The Ninth Circuit held the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) did not preempt the state tort claim, reversing the district court's dismissal.
Legal Significance: This case significantly limits the scope of ADA preemption, holding that state-law personal injury claims against airlines are generally not preempted unless they directly relate to airline prices, routes, or core transportation services, not onboard amenities like smoking policies.