Andrews v. United Airlines
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
24 F.3d 39 (9th Cir. 1994)
Relevant factsFree
A briefcase fell from an overhead bin and injured Andrews (plaintiff) after landing on a United (defendant) flight; Andrews's experts testified that 135 similar incidents had occurred on United flights (prompting only a verbal warning announcement) and that United could have retrofitted bins with baggage nets, as other airlines had, without significant cost or inconvenience, yet the district court granted United summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a heightened standard of care exists for common carriers.