FRIEDMAN v. F.A.A.

No. 17-1043.

890 F.3d 1092 (2018)

Eric FRIEDMAN, Petitioner v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Z.W. Julius Chen , Washington, DC, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Gregory S. Walden , Washington, DC. Pratik A. Shah , Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Peter G. Dickos and Allison Jones Rushing , Washington, DC, were on the brief for amicus curiae American Diabetes Association in support of petitioner.

Casey E. Gardner , Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before: Henderson and Tatel, Circuit Judges, and Williams, Senior Circuit Judge.


For the second time, Eric Friedman, a type-one diabetic and aspiring commercial pilot, challenges the Federal Aviation Administration's refusal to grant him a medical certificate required for commercial flight. Because Friedman uses insulin to manage his blood sugar, the FAA required him to submit data from a relatively new...

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