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BENNETT v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

No. 06-3486.

484 F.3d 907 (2007)

Mariko L.A. BENNETT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., The Boeing Company, and City of Chicago, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Rapoport (argued), Rapoport Law Offices, William J. Jovan, Nolan Law Group, Antonio M. Romanucci, Romanucci & Blandin, Carlton E. Odim, Shestokas, Raines, Odim & Malavia, Chicago, IL, Daniel Rose, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William T. Cahill, Perkins Coie, Alan L. Farkas (argued), Madsen, Farkas & Powen, Alan J. Brinkmeier, Merlo, Kanofsky & Brinkmeier, Chicago, IL, Jeffrey J. Ellis (argued), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Southwest Airlines flight 1248 landed in a snowstorm at Chicago Midway International Airport on December 8, 2005. Conditions were near the federal minimum for safe landings on Midway's Runway 31C, which at 6,522 feet is among the shortest main runways at a commercial airport. A successful landing of the Boeing 737-700 depended on the pilot's ability to come in at a moderate speed, touch down near the start of the runway, and apply the thrust...

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