SABRE TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., PETITIONER, v. DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG, AUSTRIAN AIRLINES AG, BRUSSELS AIRLINES, NV/SA, AND SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES, LTD., RESPONDENTS, 567 S.W.3d 725

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HOLDINGS: [1]-The Court held that under former Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.225(d), a trial court's order that is certified under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(d) is the only jurisdictional predicate for a petition for review in the Texas Supreme Court; [2]-As such, the court of appeals' decision to decline the permissive appeal had no bearing on our jurisdiction under section 22.225(d); [3]-Regarding the merits of the underlying interlocutory order, the Court held that the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA), 49 U.S.C.S. § 41713(b)(1), did not preempt the airline's tortious interference claim because the action does not relate to the airline's prices, routes, or services nor did the claim amount to any state law, regulation, or policy that concerns ADA preemption.