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NORTHWEST, INC. v. GINSBERG

No. 12-462.

134 S.Ct. 1422 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 538

NORTHWEST, INC., et al., Petitioners v. Rabbi S. Binyomin GINSBERG.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Lewis S. Yelin , Washington, DC, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioners.

Adina H. Rosenbaum , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, George W. Hicks, Jr. , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Adina H. Rosenbaum , Counsel of Record, Michael T. Kirkpatriek , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

We must decide in this case whether the Airline Deregulation Act pre-empts a state-law claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Following our interpretation of the Act in American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens, 513 U.S. 219, 115 S.Ct. 817, 130 L.Ed.2d 715 (1995), we hold that such a claim is pre-empted if it seeks to enlarge the contractual obligations...

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