District of New Jersey Permits Passenger to Proceed with Claims Against United Airlines Under the State’s Anti-Discrimination Law
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/21
In Wright-Phillips v. United Airlines, Inc. et al., the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied United Airlines’ motion to dismiss certain discrimination and tort claims brought by a passenger. The plaintiff, who “identifies herself as Black,” alleged that while aboard a United flight from Los Angeles to Newark, a flight attendant – “who appeared racially white” – refused the plaintiff’s repeated requests for supplemental oxygen to assist with her breathing troubles caused...
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP