US AIRWAYS, INC. v. O'DONNELL

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth P. Waxman , of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, D.C., ( Edward C. DuMont , Daniel S. Volchok of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Howard Kass , Michael J. Minerva , US Airways, Inc., Washington, D.C., with him on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph Goldberg , of Freedman, Boyd, Hollander, Goldberg, Ives & Duncan, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, ( John W. Boyd , Michael L. Goldberg , Molly Schmidt-Nowara of Freedman, Boyd, Hollander, Goldberg, Ives & Duncan, P.A., Albuquerque, NM; Julie Ann Meade , New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Santa Fe, NM, with him on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Mark R. Freeman , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., ( Tony West , Assistant Attorney General; Greg Fouratt , United States Attorney; Mark B. Stern , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Robert S. Rivkin , General Counsel, of Counsel; Paul M. Geier , Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, of Counsel; Paul S. Smith , Senior Trial Counsel, United States Department of Transportation, of Counsel; Richard H. Saltsman , Assistant Chief Counsel for Litigation, Federal Aviation Administration, of Counsel, with him on the brief), for Amici Curiae, United States of America.

David A. Berg , Air Transport Association of America, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Kenneth W. Starr , Tracy K. Genesen of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey Bossert Clark , Jeffrey A. Rosen, P.C., Robert R. Gasaway , Michael A. Petrino of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus brief for the Air Transport Association of America, Inc.

Paul D. Clement , Daryl L. Joseffer of King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus brief for Ten Former Secretaries of the Department of Transportation.

Edward J. Gilmartin , General Counsel, Association of Flight Attendants—CWA, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus brief for the Association of Flight Attendants— CWA.

Anthony S. Kogut of Willingham & Coté, P.C., East Lansing, MI, filed an amicus brief for the American Beverage Licensees.

Leslie Patterson Moore , General Counsel, Mothers Against Drunk Driving 511, Irving, TX, filed an amicus brief for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Craig Wolf , Joanne Moak , Karin F.R. Moore , Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips , Jacqueline G. Cooper of Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus brief for the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. and Sazerac Company.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General, Heather L. Hagan , Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN; John W. Suthers , Attorney General of Colorado, Denver, CO; Bill McCollum , Attorney General of Florida, Tallahassee, FL; Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General of Idaho, Boise, ID; James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA; Douglas F. Gansler , Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Michael A. Cox , Attorney General of Michigan, Lansing, MI; Jim Hood , Attorney General of Mississippi, Jackson, MS; Richard Cordray , Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, OH; Robert E. Cooper, Jr. , Attorney General of Tennessee, Nashville, TN; Greg Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX; Mark L. Shurtleff , Attorney General of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Bruce A. Salzburg , Attorney General of Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY, filed an amicus brief for the States of Indiana, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, LUCERO, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.