1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 268 F.3d
  5. 268 F.3d 671 (2001)
 

DAZO v. GLOBE AIRPORT SEC. SERVICES

No. 00-15058.

268 F.3d 671 (2001)

Ester DAZO, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GLOBE AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICES, a Delaware corporation; Trans World Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Continental Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation; America West Airlines, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Ashworth, San Jose, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas P. Gmelich, Barry A. Bradley, Glendale, California, for defendant-appellee Globe Airport Security Services.

Bonnie R. Cohen, Kymberly E. Speer, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees America West Airlines, Inc., Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Continental Airlines, Inc.

Before: O'SCANNLAIN, TASHIMA, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge O'SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge TASHIMA

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether the Warsaw Convention relating to international air transportation preempts state law claims for damages from the theft of a carry-on bag from an airport security checkpoint.

I

On May 12, 1999, Ester Dazo ("Dazo") entered Terminal C at the San Jose International Airport, where she intended to board an 11:50 a.m. flight to Toronto, connecting...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases