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Feb. 5, 2011

Blind Passengers Sue United

United Airlines Inc. asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a potential class action in which blind passengers claim the airline discriminates against them because its airport check-in kiosks are not accessible.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO -United Airlines Inc. asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a potential class action in which blind passengers claim the airline discriminates against them because its airport check-in kiosks are not accessible.


The airline argues that the plaintiffs' claims - filed under California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, an anti-discrimination law - are pre-empted by federal laws, inc...

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