AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. HERMAN

No. 97-10895.

176 F.3d 283 (1999)

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexis M. HERMAN, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Charles Fox, Craig Alan Selfless, Fenwick & West, Palo Alto, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Linda Frances Thome, U.S. Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, Dennis J. Dimsey, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, POLITZ and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

The district court granted summary judgment declaring that the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor ("the Secretary") does not have authority under § 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("the Act") to enforce an agreement by American Airlines, Inc. ("American") not to discriminate against persons with disabilities as required by its contract with the government. Correlatively, the district court denied the Secretary's motion...

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