Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 3, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Brian Hughes v. Southwest Airlines Company

Case No.: 19-3001

Officials: FLAUM, HAMILTON, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Brian Hughes brought a purported class action suit against Southwest Airlines for breach of contract after it canceled his flight to Chicago because it lacked sufficient deicing solution at Midway Airport. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim and because the contract barred the claimed damages. Hughes appealed. Because Hughes failed to adequately identify any breach, we now affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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