The ruling, which also rejected efforts to strike the class allegations and move the case to Texas, marks a departure from some rulings last year, which had found that class action claims against other airlines could not survive preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA).
March 31, 2021 at 03:09 PM
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While it has been a bumpy ride for many proposed class actions against airlines over COVID-related cancellations, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has cleared a proposed class action against Southwest Airlines for takeoff.
U.S. District Judge John Gallagher of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday rejected the Dallas-based airline’s motions to dismiss the case, captioned Bombin v. Southwest Airlines.
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