On March 13, 2013, the European Commission released proposed amendments to Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (hereafter “EC 261”),1 which governs the rights of passengers in the event of a cancelled
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In a recent decision, Gilstrap v. United Airlines, Inc.,¹ the Ninth Circuit addressed the scope of preemption of the Air Carrier Access Act (“ACAA”) of 1986, which is an amendment
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This edition of our Newsletter addresses some recent federal and United States Supreme Court class action decisions that either involve airlines as defendants or have applicability to putative airline class action liability.
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In an important procedural decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held this week in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles¹ that a class action representative has no power to stipulate to
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the claims of Erie County, New York against Colgan Air, Pinnacle Airlines, and Continental Airlines, seeking to recover
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On January 29-31, judges, attorneys, and technologists gathered in New York for the 2013 ALM LegalTech conference and trade show. The conference, which consists of workshops, panel discussions and technology
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Condon & Forsyth LLP Partner David Harrington was interviewed by Corporate Counsel, a division of ALM Media, specializing in business news for the legal sector, about his experience advising air
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In 2010, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division, which is tasked with the responsibility of enforcing consumer protection laws against domestic and foreign air carriers
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On August 20, 2008, a Boeing MD-82 aircraft operated by Spanair crashed on takeoff from Madrid-Barajas Airport, killing 154 people and injuring 18 others. While the injured and deceased were
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In 2004, the European Council and Parliament enacted EC 261/2004, a set of consumer protection rules designed to establish the obligations of airlines in the event of denied boarding, flight
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