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United must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that don't have windows, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing United Airlines of charging passengers extra for "window seats" that lacked actual windows, allowing the case to move forward.U.S. District Judge James Donato ruled the plaintiffs plausibly alleged United breached its contractual obligations by selling seats identified as window seats even though some were positioned next to solid cabin walls rather than windows."These terms plausibly establish that United expressly agreed to provide a seat with a window to passengers who paid for one," Donato wrote, adding t...