Author: Mary Dow
Mary has represented several foreign and domestic air carriers, including British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, and United, in consumer class actions involving the enforcement of European Union regulations in the United…
On September 30, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an Order denying The Boeing Company’s (“Boeing”) motion to dismiss Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A.’s…
On March 30, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas reversed the Dallas trial court’s order granting The Boeing Company’s (“Boeing”) Plea to the Jurisdiction1 and…
The Montreal Convention exclusively governs lawsuits against air carriers for damage arising from delay of or damage to cargo during international air transportation.1 A recent decision by the United States…
On January 27, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas held that Boeing had no right to withhold documents and information based on an alleged litigation…
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 July 11, 2019, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a decision holding that European Union Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (“EU 261” or the “Regulation”), which entitles certain passengers…
On February 1, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida rejected a passenger’s third attempt to pursue a putative class action lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises…
On October 5, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018 (the “2018 Act”) was signed into law. One of the more notable aspects of the 2018 Act is…
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…
The issue of whether delay claims brought under Article 19 of the Montreal Convention can be certified for class action treatment under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has gained…