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Teaser – Bikini Under The Bridge 2011

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Wii Games For Kids Under 7

Posted on 19 January 2011. Tags: GAMES, Kids, Under

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Wii has revolutionized the sports video game industry by allowing players to be in motion while playing video games. Backup Wii Games Step by Step Guide Click here Now, not only can the game player view the action on the screen, they can participate. In this article, we will take a look at the best, and most popular sports games available for the Wii Game Console.

I remember a rainy day last fall when I was visiting my friend’s Sheila and Patrick. We were having a great lunch and I asked, “Where are the kids?”. Patrick said that they were in the living room so I popped in to say hello.

I entered the room to find all the kids enthusiastically swinging a little rectangular object in front of one of the best LCD Televisions that I have seen. On the TV screen, I saw a tennis match.

“What are you all doing?” I asked.

“Playing tennis,” they all chimed in without breaking stride.

This is when I realized the vast potential of Wii Sports Games. With the Wii Console, kids can play video games and be active at the same time. The image of the “sedentary child” who spends countless hours being inactive playing video games is not an image the Wii has. It is an active video console.

In fact, the leading Wii Sports Game right now is called “EA Sports Active Personal Trainer” brought to you by Electronic Arts. This game was developed with fitness expert Bob Greene who may be best known as Oprah Winfrey’s personal trainer. This game gets you in great shape and is extremely motivational as you watch a personal trainer on the screen. Just released in October, this game has already hit #1 on the Wii Charts.

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Baseball season has just ended with the New York Yankees winning the World Series. But for many who will purchase Wii’s Major League Baseball, the season never ends. This is the top selling baseball video game and simulates big league baseball unlike any other game.

Golfers and non-golfers alike love the Tiger Woods PGA Tour game. In the sporting category, this is always one of the top Wii Games because golf lends itself so well to the art of the video game. They say that golf is “90% between the ears”. In other words, golfers not only have to swing, they have to think. Tiger Woods golf forces you to employ all of your mental and physical facilities and it is a great way to improve your actual golf game.

Another contender each year for the most popular sports game is Madden Football. Each year a new version of Madden football is released with all the new players and updated statistics. Football junkies, especially those who on Fantasy Sports teams, love Madden Football as it supports their football addiction.

Finally, a surprise hit with sports lovers is the game called “Big Game Hunter”. Obviously, hunters love this game as it embraces their passion for hunting. However, this game has proven to have crossover appeal to those who are not hunters in real life. In this game, it’s you against the outdoors as you have to hunt down your prey just as men did thousands of years ago and many still do today.

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Preemption of State Law Intentional Tort Actions Under the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

Posted on 10 July 2010. Tags: 1978, Actions, Airline, Deregulation, Intentional, Preemption, State, Tort, Under

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Preemption of State Law Intentional Tort Actions Under the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

After years of tight government control over the airline industry, Congress chose to pursue a policy of economic deregulation, enacting the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (ADA). Areas formerly controlled by the federal government, such as the awarding of routes, the entry of new air carriers, and the setting of fares, were left to the airlines and the free market to determine. Congress, concerned that States might attempt to circumvent federal airline deregulation through their own state enforcement actions, included an express preemption clause in the ADA, which bars States from enforcing laws ârelated to a price, route, or service of an air carrier.â This apparently innocuous provision continues to cause confusion and divide courts over exactly what causes of action are preempted by the ADA.

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Top-ranked Chicago personal injury attorney, Matthew A. Passen, examines one class of state-law based actions, intentional tort claims, and considers whether such actions are sufficiently ârelated toâ an airline âserviceâ for preemption under the ADA. For example, can a passenger who was refused boarding on a commercial airline and strapped to an immobile chair in the waiting area sue the airline for false imprisonment? Can a passenger detained by airline employees upon landing of an aircraft, wrongfully accused of stealing another passengerâs ring, and arrested by police, seek recourse against the airline for false arrest, intentional infliction of emotional distress or slander? Can an airline racially discriminate against a passenger or airline employee with impunity?

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As the following discussion reveals, the answer to these questions often depends entirely on how broad or narrow courts interpret the ADAâs statutory phrase, ârelated to a . . . service of an air carrier.â If a narrow reading is adopted, plaintiffs will have their day in court. If, on the other hand, a court interprets the preemption provision broadly, airlines will essentially receive immunity from state-law intentional tort actions.

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Often, the best answer to such questions of statutory interpretation is found by reconsidering the purpose of the underlying statute containing the preemption provision. Here, the purpose of the ADA is straightforward: economic deregulation of the airline industry.

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ADAâs PREEMPTION CLAUSE

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Prior to 1978, the federal government heavily regulated the airline industry.1 Beginning with the Federal Aviation Act (FAA) of 1958,2 Congress created a regulatory organization, known as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), to serve three main functions: award routes to airlines, control the entry of air carriers into new markets, and regulate fares for consumers.3 Still, Congress preserved state common law actions against airlines by including a âsaving clause,â which provided: âNothing contained in this chapter shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this chapter are in addition to such remedies.â4

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In 1978, however, Congress changed courses with respect to airline regulation, determining that âmaximum reliance on competitive market forces would best further âefficiency, innovation, and low pricesâ as well as âvariety [and] quality . . . of air transportation services.â5 Accordingly, Congress enacted the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (ADA),6 which gradually ended economic regulation of the airline industry in a series of steps over the years, including the elimination of the CAB.7

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The ADA, unlike its predecessor, contained express federal preemption clause to ensure that âStates would not undo federal deregulation with regulation of their own.â8 The ADAâs preemption clause states:

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Except as provided in this subsection, a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of at least 2 States may not enact or enforce any law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of any air carrier that may provide air transportation under this subpart.9

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This preemption standard, while simply stated, has proven far more difficult to apply than Congress could have anticipated.

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One source of confusion is Congressâ retention of the âsaving clause,â which provides that â[a] remedy under this part is in addition to any other remedies provided by law.â 10 Some courts have found Congress preserved this clause in order to protect the statesâ ability to control non-economic matters involving airlines within their respective borders.11 Still, the Supreme Court has referred to the saving clause as âa relic of the pre-ADA/no pre-emption regime,â without power to supersede the specific substantive preemption provision of the ADA. 12

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The greatest source of confusion surrounding the ADAâs preemption clause concerns the ambiguous language of the statute itself. In particular, courts have struggled to advance a coherent framework for what types of causes of action are ârelated to a price, route, or serviceâ for preemption under the ADA. Congress neither defined the terms nor specified what types of state action are preempted, and the Supreme Court has not drawn any distinct preemption lines.13 Consequently, lower courts have been left to apply their own, often conflicting, interpretations of the ADAâs preemption clause. Regardless of statutory interpretation, courts remain guided by fundamental principles of preemption doctrine.

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BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PREEMPTION DOCTRINE

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The foundation for federal preemption of state law is based on the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the Constitution, which provides: âThis Constitution and the laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme law of the land . . . anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.â14 As a general rule, federal law preempts state law in three situations:15 (1) Express preemption: where Congress has explicitly preempted state law;16 (2) Field preemption: where Congressional intent to preempt may be inferred generally from the pervasiveness of a federal regulatory scheme in a particular area;17 and (3) Conflict preemption: where state law conflicts with federal law or interferes with the achievement of congressional objectives.18

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Where Congress has included an express preemption clause in a statute, courts âtypically do not consider the issue of implied pre-emption,â and instead simply âdetermine whether the state law in question falls within the scope of the statute expressly promulgated by Congress.â19 In other words, according to the Supreme Court:

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When Congress has considered the issue of pre-emption and has included in the enacted legislation a provision explicitly addressing that issue . . . âthere is no need to infer congressional intent to pre-empt state laws from the substantive provisionsâ of the legislation. Such reasoning is a variant of the familiar principle of expression unius est exclusio alterius: Congressâ enactment of a provision defining the pre-emptive reach of a statute implies that matters beyond that reach are not pre-empted.20

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Because Congress included an express preemption clause in the ADA, courts look to the specific statutory language in order to determine whether a particular state action is preempted. Unfortunately, the literal text of the ADAâs preemption clause is ambiguous; and the Supreme Court has not resolved the uncertainty.

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SUPREME COURT INTERPRETATION OF

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THE ADAâs PREEMPTION CLAUSE

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The United States Supreme Court has interpreted the ADAâs preemption provision only twice since 1978. In Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.,21 the Court decided whether the ADA preempts States from regulating deceptive airline fare advertisements through enforcement of state consumer protection statutes.22 The Court held such actions were indeed preempted by the ADA.23

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In reaching its decision, the Court focused on the statutory phrase ârelated toâ in the ADAâs preemption provision. First, the Court looked to Blackâs Law Dictionary for guidance, concluding that âthe words thus express a broad pre-emptive purpose.â24

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Second, the Court examined the similarly worded preemption provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),25 which the Court had previously interpreted as having a âbroad scope.â26 Therefore, the Court held: âSince the relevant language of the ADA is identical [to the ERISA preemption clause], we think it appropriate to adopt the same standard here: State enforcement actions having a connection with or reference to airline ârates, routes, or servicesâ are pre-emptedâ by the ADA.27 Although the Court in Morales declined to define with particularity the circumstances under which a state law ârelates toâ airline services, it held the state consumer protection guidelines at issue were sufficiently ârelated toâ airline âprice[s]â because enforcement of such guidelines would compel or restrict airline price advertising.28

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Notably, however, the Court recognized there are limits to the scope of the ADAâs preemption clause.29 Specifically, the Court explained that state action affecting the airlines in âtoo tenuous, remote, or peripheral a mannerâ will not be preempted by the ADA.30 The Court declined to expand on this notion, instead stating, â[t]he present litigation plainly does not present a borderline question, and we express no views about where it would be appropriate to draw the line.â31

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In 1995, the Supreme Court revisited the ADAâs preemption clause in American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens.32 Here, the plaintiffs brought claims against American Airlines for breach of contract and for violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act following the airlineâs unilateral devaluation of frequent flyer mileage credits earned by the plaintiffs.33 Rather than focusing on the ârelated toâ language of the ADAâs preemption clause, the Court examined the phrase âenact or enforce any lawâ in the provision.34

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First, in accord with Morales, the Court held that the plaintiffsâ claims based on the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act were preempted by the ADA.35 The purpose of the Illinois statute, according to the Court, was âto guide and police the marketing practices of the airlines; the Act does not simply give effect to bargains offered by the airlines and accepted by airline customers.â36 Therefore, because the plaintiffs sought to âenforce [a] lawâ regulating âthe selection and design of marketing mechanisms appropriate to the furnishing of air transportation services,â the plaintiffsâ claims under the Consumer Fraud Act were preempted.37

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Second, the Court carved out an exception to ADA preemption for the plaintiffsâ breach of contract claim. The Court explained: âWe do not read the ADAâs preemption clause, however, to shelter airlines from suits alleging no violation of state-imposed obligations, but seeking recovery solely for the airlineâs alleged breach of its own, self-imposed undertakings.â38 Because the plaintiffsâ breach of contract claim (based on Americanâs modification of its frequent flyer program) sought to enforce the terms of a voluntary undertaking by the airlines, and did not seek to âenforce any law,â the claim was not preempted by the ADA.39

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COURTS OF APPEALSâ CONFLICTING DEFINITION OF âSERVICEâ

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Although the Supreme Court interpreted the ârelated toâ phrase in Morales, and the âenact or enforce any lawâ language in Wolens, the Court has not defined the term âserviceâ of an airline, as it is used in the ADAâs preemption clause. Instead, the United States Courts of Appeals have been left to define the term, resulting in conflicting approaches.

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In Charas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., the Ninth Circuit adopted a relatively narrow definition of âservice.â40 Because the term âserviceâ is inherently ambiguous, the court looked to the purpose behind the ADA, which Congress enacted to protect âthe economic deregulation of the airlines and the forces of competition within the airline industry.â41 As such, only state laws that interfere with economic deregulation and the forces of competition within the airline industry should be preempted.42 Conversely, ADA preemption should not âdisplace state tort law in actions that do not affect deregulation in more than a âperipheral manner.ââ43

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With these principles in mind, the Ninth Circuit defined âservice,â as referring to âthe prices, schedules, origins and destinations of the point-to-point transportation of passengers, cargo, or mail.â44 This definition includes âsuch things as the frequency and scheduling of transportation, and to the selection of markets to or from which transportation is provided.â45 This definition of âserviceâ does not, however, encompass things such as âthe pushing of beverage carts, keeping the aisles clear of stumbling blocks, the safe handling and storage of luggage, assistance to passengers in need, or like functions,â which the court found only peripherally affect airline deregulation or competition.46 Any broader a definition, according to the court, âeffectively would result in the pre-emption of virtually everything an airline does. It seems clear to us that that is not what Congress intended.â47 This approach to ADA preemption has been followed by the Third Circuit.48

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In contrast, the Fifth Circuit adopted a much broader definition of âservice.â49 In Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc., a female passenger was injured when another passenger opened an overhead compartment and dislodged a case of rum. She brought a state law personal injury claim against Delta Airlines based on alleged negligent operation of the aircraft.50 In order to determine whether the plaintiffâs claim was preempted by the ADA, the Fifth Circuit adopted the following definition of âserviceâ:

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âServicesâ generally represent a bargained-for or anticipated provision of labor from one party to another . . . Elements of the air carrier service bargain include items such as ticketing, boarding procedures, provisions of food and drink, and baggage handling, in addition to the transportation itself. These matters are all appurtenant and necessarily included with the contract of carriage between the passenger or shipper and the airline. It is these [contractual] features of air transportation that we believe Congress intended to de-regulate as âservicesâ and broadly to protect from state regulation.51

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This definition of âserviceâ is clearly far broader than the Ninth Circuitâs definition in Charas.

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Still, the Fifth Circuit held the plaintiffâs claims were not preempted by the ADA. The court distinguished between claims related to the âoperation and maintenance of the aircraft,â and claims related to airline âservices,â holding that claims falling in the former category are not preempted by the ADA.52 With respect to the plaintiffâs claims, the court explained: âOne uses the overhead luggage racks or the food and beverages provided in aircraft operation just as one uses the cigarette lighter or built-in cooler compartment in an automobile, and all these devices are available to support the general purpose of navigation.â53 The court rejected Deltaâs arguments that the plaintiffâs injuries arose out of the âserviceâ of baggage handling and boarding.54 Instead, the court found: âWhether certain luggage may be placed in overhead bins and whether the flight attendants properly monitor compliance with overhead rack regulations are matters that pertain to the safe operation of a flight.â55

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Thus, while the Fifth Circuit adopted a broad definition of âservice,â it added another layer of confusion with an almost untenable distinction between âserviceâ and âoperation and maintenance.â 56 Nevertheless, at least three other Circuit Courts of Appeals have adopted the Hodges courtâs definition of âservice.â57

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SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO DEFINE âSERVICEâ

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In late 2000, the Supreme Court declined the opportunity to resolve the conflict concerning the appropriate definition of âserviceâ within the meaning of the ADAâs preemption clause.58 Earlier that year, in Duncan v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., the Ninth Circuit held that a class-action lawsuit challenging Northwestâs smoking policy was not preempted by the ADA.59 Relying on its earlier narrow definition of âserviceâ in Charas, the Ninth Circuit held that allowing smoking on Northwest flights does not constitute a âserviceâ because such decision does not deal with âthe frequency and scheduling of transportation, [or] the selection of markets to or from which transportation is provided.â60 Northwest appealed the Ninth Circuitâs decision, and the Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari.61

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Justice OâConnor, joined by Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice Thomas, dissented to the Courtâs denial of certiorari. In her dissent, she notes how the Courts of Appeals have âtaken directly conflicting positions on this question of statutory interpretation.â62 Given these contradictory interpretations, the dissenting Justices would have granted certiorari in order to âprovide needed certainty to airline companies.â63

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APPLICATION OF THE ADA PREEMPTION CLAUSE

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TO STATE-LAW INTENTIONAL TORT CLAIMS

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Also in her dissent to the Courtâs denial of certiorari in Duncan, Justice OâConnor suggests that while the underlying case involved a state law personal injury claim based on an airlineâs smoking policy, âthe legal principle at stake,â namely, the correct definition of âserviceâ within the meaning of the ADAâs preemption clause, âhas ramifications for a host of other tort actions against airline,â including âfalse imprisonment,â âintentional infliction of emotional distress,â and âdefamation.â64 This section examines how courts have analyzed and should analyze these types of actions. Such cases often include state law discrimination claims.

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DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

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The United States Supreme Court has not decided whether actions against airlines alleging state discrimination violations are preempted by the ADA.65 For lower courts examining this issue, the preemption outcome largely depends on the courtâs definition of âservice.â

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A. Employment Discrimination Actions

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Generally, discrimination suits brought by former airline employees bear âtoo tenuous, remote or peripheralâ a relation to airline rates or services for preemption under the ADA, regardless of the courtâs definition of âservice.â66 Courts refusing to preempt such actions stress the purpose of the ADA, which âwas concerned with the statesâ attempt to regulate airline fares, routes and services, not employment practices.â 67

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For example, in the racial discrimination context, courts generally agree that neither air safety nor market efficiency is appreciably diminished by the operation of state laws forbidding racial discrimination.68 As the Second Circuit explained in Abdu-Brisson: âUnlike the regulation of marketing practices at issue in Morales or the regulation of frequent flyer programs at issue in [Wolens], whether an airline discriminates on the bases of age (or race or sex) has little or nothing to do with competition or efficiency.â69

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In other contexts, however, enforcement of state discrimination laws may appreciably ârelate toâ airline âservices,â warranting preemption by the ADA. For instance, in 1996, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that state law weight discrimination claims brought by a baggage handler who was terminated for failure to comply with the airlineâs height and weight standards were preempted by the ADA.70 Applying the Supreme Courtâs broad interpretation of the phrase ârelated toâ in Morales, the Michigan Court of Appeals held the plaintiffâs discrimination claims “related to” the âservices of an air carrier,â and were preempted accordingly.71 In this case, as well as in other disability discrimination actions where the state law arguably ârelates toâ airline âservice,â the scope attached to these statutory terms ultimately determines the preemption outcome.

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B. Passenger Discrimination Actions

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Cases addressing the scope of ADA preemption in discrimination actions brought by airline passengers provide a less coherent body of case law.72 Ultimately, whether or not a discrimination claim is preempted depends on the courtâs definition of âservice.â

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Generally, courts have found such claims entirely unrelated to the performance of airline services, and therefore outside the scope of ADA preemption.73 For example, in Doricent v. American Airlines, Inc., a male passenger alleged that prior to his flightâs departure from Haiti, American Airlines employees referred to him using racial epithets, threatened to remove him from the plane, and physically assaulted him.74 The court held the plaintiffâs state law race discrimination claims did not ârelate toâ airline âservicesâ under the Supreme Courtâs precedent in Morales.75 While the airline employeesâ behavior might âarguably constitute âservicesââpoor services, to be sure,â the court found this behavior had ânothing whatsoever to do with any legitimate or quasi-legitimate industry-wide practice of affording airline service.â76

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Still, in other contexts, discrimination claims may have some legitimate bearing on an airlineâs ability to render safe and efficient âservice.â77 In such cases, even those involving alleged race discrimination, the plaintiffâs discrimination claims might be preempted by the ADA.

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For instance, in Huggar v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that an airline passengerâs race discrimination claims against Northwest were preempted by the ADA.78 The plaintiff, a 21-year-old black male was removed from a Northwest flight after removing another passengerâs luggage from an overhead bin and throwing it on the floor, threatening to physically assault the passenger, and claiming he could âbuyâ the passenger.79 The plaintiffâs ten-count claim against Northwest alleged that his ejection from the flight was racially motivated, and included a claim for a violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act.80

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In determining whether the plaintiffâs state law race discrimination claims related to Northwestâs âserviceâ of providing airline transportation, the court employed the following analysis: âthe critical inquiry is [sic] the underlying nature of the actions taken, not the manner in which they were accomplished. Therefore, a court should not look to the subjective motivations of the employees because they are irrelevant to determining what constitutes âservicesâ within the meaning of the [ADA].â81 According to the majority, because the plaintiffâs actions clearly posed a safety threat to the other passengers, the airlineâs decision to eject him from the flight ârelated toâ the âserviceâ of boarding and seating passengers, notwithstanding the airline employeeâs subjective, allegedly discriminatory motivations.

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As the above case highlights, the preemption outcome in passenger discrimination cases often depends entirely on whether a particular jurisdiction employs a broad or narrow definition of âservice.â In order to find the plaintiffâs claims preempted by the ADA, the Huggar court first had to include âboarding and seating decisionsâ as cognizable âservicesâ under the ADAâs preemption clause. In a similar case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that a passengerâs lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against on account of his handicap in connection with boarding on a particular flight was preempted by the ADA.82 Necessary to the courtâs decision was its reliance on the Fifth Circuitâs broad definition of âservice,â which explicitly refers to âboarding.â

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Conversely, jurisdictions employing the Ninth Circuitâs narrow definition of âserviceâ will reach the opposite result under identical scenarios. For instance, the Ninth Circuit held a plaintiffâs disability discrimination claim against American Airlines based on the airlineâs refusal to allow the plaintiff to board without a doctorâs certificate (she was in a wheelchair and had a heart problem) was not preempted by the ADA.83 The courtâs analysis was probably over-simplistic; it simply held, âthe term âserviceâ does not refer to alleged discrimination to passengers due to their disabilities.â84 Consequently, whether a passenger discrimination lawsuit is preempted by the ADA may ultimately depend on the courtâs definition of âservice.â

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FALSE ARREST/ IMPRISONMENT

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Several courts have addressed the issue of whether the ADA preempts false imprisonment and false arrest claims, reaching divergent conclusions.85 These cases can, however, be reconciled.

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Where the courts have held a plaintiffâs claim for false arrest or false imprisonment is preempted by the ADA, such cases involve incidents where the airline refused or failed to provide a service relating to the transportation of a passenger.86 In these cases, âwhere the crux of the claim was the airlineâs refusal to transport the passenger,â the courts have concluded that the claims related to the services of the airlines, and were therefore preempted by the ADA.87 This makes sense because all Circuit Courts of Appeals agree that âtransportationâ of passengers is a cognizable âserviceâ under the ADA.

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Conversely, where the basis of a false arrest or false imprisonment claim âis that the airline caused the passenger to be arrested by authorities without a proper factual basis,â courts have held that such claims are not ârelated toâ an airline âservice.â88 For example, if âan airline held a passenger without a safety or security justification, a claim based on such actions would not relate to any legitimate service and would not be preempted.â89

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OTHER INTENTIONAL TORT CLAIMS

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The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Travel All Over The World, Inc., examined whether a travel agencyâs intentional tort claims against Saudi Arabian Airlines, arising out of the travel agencyâs unsuccessful attempts to arrange flights to Saudi Arabia for its clients, were preempted by the ADAâs express provision.90 The court organized the plaintiffâs claims into two categories: (1) defamation and slander; and (2) âotherâ intentional tort claims.91

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With respect to the first category, the Seventh Circuit acknowledged that courts have reached âdivergent resultsâ concerning whether claims for slander and defamation are preempted by the ADA.92 Here, the plaintiff based its defamation and slander claims on the airline employeesâ making knowingly false verbal and written statements about the travel agency to the agencyâs clients; specifically, that the agency âwas not a reputable company, that [the agency] had not booked seats on Saudi for many of them, that [the agency] often lied to its clients about reserving seats for them, and thatâ the agencyâs president would not be there to help them.93

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Even after adopting the Fifth Circuitâs broad definition of âservice,â the Seventh Circuit held the statements themselves were not airline âservicesâ within the meaning of the ADA.94 Citing the Supreme Courtâs opinion in Morales, the court explained: âIt is difficult for us to envision how tort claims based on an airlineâs knowingly false statements about a travel agency would have even a âtenuous, remote or peripheralâ economic effect on the rates, routes, or services that the airline offers.â95 Furthermore, although the statements refer to the travel agencyâs services, the court held they certainly do not refer to the airlineâs rates, routes, or services.96 Therefore, the plaintiffâs defamation and libel claims were not preempted by the ADA.

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With respect to the second category of âotherâ intentional tort claims, including intentional infliction of emotional distress, tortious interference and fraud, the Seventh Circuit reached a different opinion. Only where these claims are based upon the same slanderous and defamatory comments that the court already found not preempted, could such claims withstand preemption scrutiny.97

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Yet, the Seventh Circuit doubted this would hold true for the plaintiff in Travel All, as with most plaintiffs. Instead, the âotherâ intentional tort claims were most likely âbased, at least in part, on [the airlineâs] canceling the confirmed tickets of [the agencyâs] clients and requiring these clients to purchase their tickets directly through [the airline].â98 To the extent that the plaintiffâs intentional tort claims rely on this âconductâ of the airline, rather than the airline employeeâs allegedly slanderous and defamatory âcomments,â the court held such claims âexpressly refer to airline âservices,â which include ticketing as well as the transportation itself,â and are therefore preempted by the ADA.99 Again, this holding depends entirely on the courtâs adoption of the Fifth Circuitâs broad âserviceâ definition in Hodges, as opposed to the Ninth Circuitâs narrow definition of âserviceâ in Charas.

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CONCLUSION

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The ADAâs preemption clause continues to cause confusion and divergent opinions throughout our nationâs courtrooms. The fundamental problem concerns the seemingly benign phrase ârelated to a price, route, or serviceâ of an air carrier. The Supreme Court has done little to clear the fog surrounding this issue. Aside from expressly declining the opportunity to define âservice,â the Courtâs interpretation of the phrase ârelated toâ has recently come into question.

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In Morales, the Supreme Court interpreted the ârelated toâ language of the ADA broadly, based largely on the âbroad scopeâ previously applied to the similarly worded ERISA preemption clause.100 Yet, in recent years the Supreme Court has been narrowing the reach of ERISAâs preemption provisions.101 Indeed, the phrase ârelated toâ in ERISAâs preemption clause âappears to be developing, to some degree, to mean whether state law actually âinterferesâ with the purposes of the ERISA legislation.â102 Although the literal text of ERISAâs preemption clause is âclearly expansive,â like the ADA, the Supreme Court has held that for practical purposes the statute must be interpreted more narrowly, âlest its reach stop nowhere.â103 Analogously, it is unclear whether the ADAâs ârelated toâ phrase should likewise receive a narrower interpretation to mean: whether state law actually interferes with the purpose of the ADA.

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The larger question involving the ADA preemption clause concerns the proper definition of âservice.â The Supreme Court has expressly declined to answer the question, despite the objections of three Justices.104 If the Court is not going to answer this question, Congress should. A clear definition of âservice,â from either the Supreme Court or the Legislature, âwould provide needed certainty to airline companies.â105

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The question becomes: What definition of âserviceâ should the Supreme Court or Congress adopt for the ADAâs preemption clause? This question must be answered in light of the fundamental purpose behind the underlying statuteâcourts should look to the objectives of the ADA as a guide to the scope of state law that should survive. The ADA is an economic deregulation statute designed to promote competitive rates, routes and services among the nationâs airlines.106 As such, only those actions directly impacting the airlinesâ ability to provide competitive rates, enter new markets, and provide effective transportation to consumers should be preempted by the ADA.

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The Ninth Circuitâs narrow definition of âservice,â which encompasses the âprices, schedules, origins and destinations of the point-to-point transportation of passengers, cargo or mail,â best aligns with the purpose of the underlying ADA statute. Furthermore, this definition comports with the Supreme Courtâs approach to express preemption clause analysis: âthe familiar principle of expression unius est exclusio alterius.â107

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Neither the language nor the history of the ADA suggests that Congress was attempting to displace all state law tort causes of action against the airlines; nor should the preemption clause act as a safe harbor against claims having only a tenuous impact on airline services.108 The vast majority of state law intentional tort claims cannot be said to frustrate the goal of economic deregulation in the airline industry. Furthermore, such claims do not affect a particular airlineâs competitive posture any more so than a lawsuit affects any corporation in America. Accordingly, such actions should fall outside the scope of federal preemption under the ADA.

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1 For a good discussion of the ADAâs legislative history, see Daniel H. Rosenthal, Legal Turbulence: The Courtâs Misconstrual of the Airline Deregulation Actâs Preemption Clause and the Effect on Passengersâ Rights, 51 Duke L.J. 1857, 1869-1872 (2002).

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2 Pub. L. No. 85-726, 72 Stat. 731 (later codified as amended at 49 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 40010-44310 (1994)).

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3 Matt Andersson, The New Airline Code 62-64 (iUniverse, Inc. 2005).

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4 49 U.S.C. Â§ 1506 (current version at 49 U.S.C. Â§ 40120 (c)).

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5 Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 504 U.S. 374, 378 (1992) (citing 49 U.S.C.App. Â§Â§ 1302 (a)(4), 1302 (a)(9)).

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6 49 U.S.C. app. Â§Â§ 1301-1557 (1988).

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7 Matt Andersson, The New Airline Code 67 (iUniverse, Inc. 2005).

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8 Morales, 504 U.S. at 378; See also Trinidad v. American Airlines, Inc., 932 F. Supp. 521 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (stating that the purpose of ADAâs preemption clause was to prevent states from interfering with the development of an air transportation system driven to higher levels of innovation and efficiency by economic competition).

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9 49 U.S.C. Â§ 41713 (1997) (emphasis added).

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10 49 U.S.C. Â§ 40120 (c); Chrissafis, 940 F. Supp at 1296.

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11 Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 44 F.3d 334, 337 (5th Cir. 1995); Morales, 504 U.S. at 425 (Stevens J., dissenting).

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12 Morales, 504 U.S at 385.

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13 See Matthew J. Jelly, Federal Preemption by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978: How do State Tort Claims Fare?, 49 Cath. U. L. Rev. 873 (2000).

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14 U.S. const. art. VI Â§ 1, cl. 2.

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15 See Susan D. Hall, Preemption Analysis After Geier v. American Honda Motor Co., 90 Ky. L.J. 251 (2002).

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