LAGEN v. UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 14-1375.

774 F.3d 1124 (2014)

George LAGEN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC., and United Airlines, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fisher Edgar , Michael D. Pospisil , Boyce N. Richardson , Edgar Law Firm LLC, Kansas City, MO, David H. Latham , Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sondra A. Hemeryck , Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


A person could be forgiven for thinking that a "lifetime" benefit that can vanish in an instant is an oxymoron. George Lagen spotted the problem when United Airlines canceled some of the "lifetime" benefits he had earned after he reached the exalted status of "Million-Mile Flyer" on the airline. United took this step following...

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