Foster
Foster v. United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NATHANIEL FOSTER, et al., Case No. 3:19-cv-02530-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE CHOICE OF LAW AND
v. EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
UNITED AIRLINES, INC., et al., Defendants.
On February 8, 2019, plaintiff Nathaniel Foster Jr. was injured during an assisted deboarding of United Airlines Flight 4193 at Monroe Regional Airport in Monroe, Louisiana. See Dkt. No. 74. Foster was quadriplegic and required a tracheal tube and ventilator to breathe, and a power wheelchair for mobility. See id. at 3. In the course of deplaning, Foster’s tracheal tube was dislodged, preventing him from breathing for a significant period of time. See id. ¶ 66; Dkt. No. 213 at 3-4. Foster was left in a coma from which he has not awakened. See Dkt. No. 213 at 4. Foster’s mother Pamela, father Nathaniel Sr., and sister Natalie, are also plaintiffs and were with him during the incident. Dkt. No. 74 ¶ 13. Pamela purchased the airline tickets from defendant United Airlines,…