Cerebral Palsy Power

Dr. Robert Segalman won an appeal against Southwest Airlines. This case is about two men with cerebral palsy. All people have limits on their abilities. Cerebral palsy limits these two mens' ability to speak and walk and the condition has increased their motivational and mental abilities. Also, their face and body is unique and people perceive them to be not able because of their unique traits.

Segalman, a White man, is retired. He often travels for business. In 2010 he traveled on Southwest Airlines. Southwest mishandled his scooter by removing and misplacing its seatbelt. Segalman fell from the scooter without the seatbelt. Segalman contacted the Federal Aviation Administration saying that Southwest violated the Air Carriers Access Act. The FAA did not help Segalman. Segalman conacted lawyers to help him but none would including Theodore Pinnock. After a second contact by Segalman, Pinnock helped him.

Pinnock, a Black man and an attorney, filed a lawsuit for Segalman while fighting a witch hunt for him. During the Segalman case Pinnock had a health care issue and was not able to fight the racial disability California State Bar hunt against him. He agreed to be disbarred. Pinnock asked Attorney Amy Lepine to take over the Segalman case. She did not win the case and stated an appeal would not be successful. Segalman still believed in Pinnock despite his fall from grace while others avoided him like the plague. Pinnock reasoned that an appeal would be successful.

The trial judge said a airplane passenger with cerebral palsy could not sue an airlines for injuries caused by the airlines. Persons with cerebral palsy are regularly treated unfairly by the courts. This judge is no different. All their lives Segalman and Pinnock have been discriminated against based upon their cerebral palsy. Fortunately, the appeals court said an airplane passenger with cerebral palsy can sue an airlines for injuries caused by the airlines.



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