ONOH v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

No. 09-10971.

613 F.3d 596 (2010)

Lilian ONOH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Thornton (argued), NcCorkle, Westerburg & Thornton, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Arthur Skeels (argued), Jonathan Tad Suder, Friedman, Suder & Cooke, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lilian Onoh ("Onoh") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment on her state-law breach-of-contract and intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress ("IIED") claims against Appellee Northwest Airlines ("Northwest"). The district court found that Onoh's claims were preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act ("ADA"). We AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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