Author: Constantine J. Petallides
Constantine represents both foreign and domestic airlines, and aircraft component parts manufacturers, in all aspects of civil litigation. His litigation work includes cases involving commercial disputes, personal injury, wrongful death,…
Air carriers have not been a traditional target of website accessibility lawsuits based on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). Instead, plaintiffs typically target retail, hospitality, and other…
On March 9, 2023, the plaintiffs in Forman et al. v. Spirit Airlines, Inc. voluntarily dismissed their appeal of the trial court’s order granting Spirit Airlines’ motion to dismiss their…
On January 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of U.S. litigation arising out of the March 8, 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines…
On June 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule further restricting the types of aircraft and vessels authorized to travel…
Sexual misconduct during air travel is an issue of concern to the traveling public, the aviation industry, and the government. As discussed in greater detail in this Bulletin, Congress has…
On November 21, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds the claims of all plaintiffs filed in the United States…