SEGALMAN v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

No. 17-15196.

895 F.3d 1219 (2018)

Robert SEGALMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Wakefield (argued), Law Offices of David C. Wakefield, San Diego, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rebekka R. Martorano (argued) and Timothy J. Ryan , The Ryan Law Group, Sacramento, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Richard A. Paez and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Eric N. Vitaliano, District Judge.


OPINION

The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 ("ACAA"), 49 U.S.C. § 41705, prohibits air carriers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of a physical or mental impairment. We must decide whether this prohibition is enforceable through an implied private cause of action. We hold that it is not.

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