Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 25-10774 Document: 38-1 Date Filed: 12/16/2025 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-10774 ____________________

WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC., a Florida Corporation, d.b.a. Jet ICU, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, a.k.a.Cigna, Defendant, CIGNA GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 8:24-cv-01604-WFJ-CPT ____________________

Before ROSENBAUM, GRANT, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges. USCA11 Case: 25-10774 Document: 38-1 Date Filed: 12/16/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-10774

PER CURIAM: Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., doing business as Jet ICU, appeals orders of the district court dismissing its claims against Cigna Global Insurance Company Limited with prejudice. We re- view the grant of a motion to dismiss de novo. Watts v. Joggers Run Prop. Owners Ass’n, Inc., 133 F.4th 1032, 1038–39 (11th Cir. 2025). We also review questions of preemption de novo. Aspen Am. Ins. Co. v. Landstar Ranger, Inc., 65 F.4th 1261, 1265 (11th Cir. 2023). In two well-reasoned orders, the district court dismissed Jet ICU’s claims as preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1). See Worldwide Aircraft Servs. Inc. v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 749 F. Supp. 3d 1204 (M.D. Fla. 2024); Worldwide Aircraft Servs. Inc. v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., No. 8:24-cv-01604, 2025 WL 487642 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 13, 2025). After careful review of the record, and with the benefit of oral argument, we find no error in the district court’s conclusions. Accordingly, we affirm. AFFIRMED.

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