Continental Airlines, Inc., Petitioner v. Norma L. Kiefer and Robert C. Kiefer, Respondents; American Airlines, Inc…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the Airline Deregulation Act does not preempt state common‑law negligence claims against airlines, affirming the appellate courts' judgments. The Court reasoned that negligence actions are not "related to" rates, routes, or services in the regulatory sense and do not constitute enforcement of state law. Accordingly, the airlines' summary‑judgment motions were reversed.