Mica Nguyen Worthy and Aliyah Adams Secure Federal Court Dismissal in Aviation ADA Claim

Mica Nguyen Worthy and Aliyah Adams, members of the Aviation and Aerospace Practice Group, secured a federal court dismissal on behalf of an airport service provider. Mica and Aliyah made arguments that precluded the case from being filed in federal court on the basis of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title III) and Air Carrier Access Act, as well as argued there was insufficiently pled facts to support state law negligence claims. The federal court agreed with the analysis and held that if the air carrier is not subject to Title III of the ADA, then neither was its service provider in this case. Thus, plaintiff’s claims failed as a matter of law, and the court dismissed the federal claims with prejudice. Since there were no federal claims left, the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over any state law claims and ended the federal court litigation in a victory for Mica and Aliyah’s client.