Author: Katherine B. Posner
Kathy has extensive experience representing numerous clients in litigation before federal and state trial and appellate courts. Kathy also has considerable experience in mediation and arbitration of commercial disputes in…
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that the firing of an airport skycap—who refused to help a French soccer team with their baggage because they were “poor” tippers—was…
Introduction The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, reaffirmed the parameters of the state’s “common interest” doctrine, which preserves the attorney-client privilege when attorney-client communications are shared…
On May 3, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals responded to two questions certified by the Delaware Supreme Court and interpreted the language of certain excess insurance policies as…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in favor of a pilot-employee in a retaliation lawsuit, Continental Airlines v. Administrative Review Board.1 Although the primary issue…
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…
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”).…
Since its enactment in 2004, European Union Regulation 261 (“EC 261”)1 has generated significant media coverage and litigation in the European Union (“EU”) and various EU national courts. This broad…
Our Spring 2008 Newsletter discussed the liability of non-operating aircraft owners and lessors, such as owners in trust and finance or capital lessors, to passengers and property owners arising out…
On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted personal jurisdiction in two decisions: J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown. The results…