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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Smith finds the district court improperly entered summary judgment in favor of the airline in this suit brought by passengers whose flight was cancelled because the flight attendant alerted the crew to her concerns over the “Arab-looking” passengers, who were U.S. citizens. The passenger “preemptively agree[d] to assist in an emergency” before the flight attendant iterated exit row instructions, being that he was a frequent flyer and knew the instructions. His travelling partner, a first-class passenger, was the last to board the plane, which the crew found unusual being that first-class passengers usually board first. Another passenger complained and the pilot delayed takeoff until the flight was cancelled, rebooking all passengers on another flight. That certain conversations between the crew and other passengers entered into evidence indicated that race was a significant issue prior to any suspicious activity, and that those activities could equally be interpreted as being non-suspicious creates a genuine dispute of material fact. Reversed and remanded.