Rodriguez v. Jetblue Airways
Plaintiff Rudy P. Rodriguez, while working as a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screener, injured his back when he carried a large and heavy duffel bag from the X-ray screening machine to a nearby table. The bags owner had arrived at the ticket counter too late to check baggage for his flight, and he was told by an employee of the airline, defendant JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue), to carry his luggage through TSA screening and check the large bag at the gate. Plaintiff sued, contending that JetBlue was negligent in directing such a heavy bag through TSA screening. The trial court granted summary judgment against plaintiff on the ground that, as a part of his employment, plaintiff had assumed the risk that heavy luggage would be sent through TSA screening. Court affirm.
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