Prescod v. Amr, Inc.

383 F.3d 861 Florence R. PRESCOD, individually and as successor in interest to Caroline Neischer, deceased; Oswald Rodrigues; Orin Rodrigues; Godfrey Rodrigues; Sandra Allison; Portia Ann Kennard Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMR, INC., dba American Airlines; British West Indies, dba BWIA, Defendants-Appellants. No. 02-55097. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 5, 2003. Submission Vacated June 3, 2003. Resubmitted April 8, 2004. Filed August 19, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Stephen J. Fearon and John Maggio, Condon & Forsyth, New York, NY, for the defendants-appellants. Bruce J. Altshuler, Brown, Altshuler & Spiro, Beverly Hills, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-00496-CAS. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 For most travelers affected by air carriers' misplacement of luggage, the inconvenience is a fleeting nuisance. In the case before us, however, the district court found that the defendant Airlines' failure to ensure that Caroline Neischer's bag…