Author: Marissa N. Lefland
Marissa has significant experience litigating in both federal and state court, where she has conducted trials, arbitrations, and mediations. Marissa has represented foreign and domestic air carriers, terminal operators, manufacturers,…
Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed a law requiring passengers departing from U.S. airports to pay a security fee to the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) to offset new security measures (the…
The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has issued a proposed rule to enable the expansion of commercial and recreational use of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) beyond visual line of sight (“BVLOS”)…
Courts typically require that a foreign defendant has “minimum contacts” with the forum state that would justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendant.1 However, the United States Supreme…
We recently reported that the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued a new rule prescribing the timing and manner in which air carriers must disclose certain ancillary fees (“the Rule”),…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has issued two new rules amending and adding various aviation consumer protection regulations. These rules mandate the automatic, prompt issuance of refunds for cancelled…
In the first decision of its kind, a New York federal judge has sanctioned two lawyers and their law firm for submitting fabricated case law generated by ChatGPT, the generative…
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…
The Montreal Convention governs the rights and liabilities of air carriers for injuries sustained by passengers during international air transportation.1 Under Article 17 of the Montreal Convention, an air carrier…
A common misconception among practitioners is that the Montreal Convention, in addressing the issue of where lawsuits may be filed against air carriers, confers personal jurisdiction over carriers. In actuality,…
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization designated the outbreak of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, as a pandemic. As communities implement measures to prevent the spread of the…