Phillips

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MAURISE PHILLIPS, No. 24-6862 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:22-cv-03129-SSS-JPR v.

MEMORANDUM*

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.; BRITISH

AIRWAYS, PLC,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

DOES, 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 5, 2026 Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, BRESS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Maurise Phillips was a passenger on an international flight operated

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. by Defendant British Airways, PLC. The complaint alleges that, during the flight,

Plaintiff was bitten by bed bugs, causing extreme itchiness, which required medical

treatment, and scarring. The flight landed in England on September 17, 2019. On

September 15, 2021, Plaintiff filed a…