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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The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reviewed the proper standard for awards of punitive damages in Payne v. Jones, Docket No. 09-5201-cv, decided October 3, 2012. The
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A recent Memorandum Decision by Justice Frederick J. Marshall of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (Erie County) granted the motion of Colgan Air and its Co-Defendant
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A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Giuffre v. Delta Air Lines,¹ denied plaintiffs’ claims against the carrier based on allegations that
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Approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate in June and passed by voice vote in the House of Representatives in July, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights is set to alter the
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On July 24, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld1 regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last year aimed at reducing “unfair and
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On the evening of December 26, 2010, a blizzard swept through the New York metropolitan area, dumping nearly fifteen inches of snow on John F. Kennedy International Airport (“Kennedy Airport”).
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When a corporation is named as a defendant in litigation, one of the frequently used discovery tools is a notice to take the deposition of the corporation. Under Federal Rule
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On March 20, 2012, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) heard oral argument on the challenge to its interpretation of European Union Regulation EC No 261/2004 (“EC 261”) in the
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We have written previously regarding MMSEA Section 111 mandatory reporting requirements, pursuant to which companies and insurers must report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) payments made
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