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
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed significant changes to regulations governing air transportation of service animals. The proposal is designed to ensure that passengers with physical or mental
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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
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The Montreal Convention of 1999, which governs the liability between air carriers and passengers and shippers, includes specific limitations of liability for recovery in cases involving injuries or death of
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As discussed in our September Bulletin, a Canadian company has filed a number of lawsuits on behalf of passengers in the Small Claims courts of California and Ontario against various
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Pursuant to a regulation of the European Union known as EU 261,1 a passenger who experiences a flight delay or cancellation when traveling to or from Europe may receive a
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Bart Banino participated in a panel discussion at the ALTA Aviation Law Americas conference in Quito, Ecuador (September 4-6, 2019) on the interplay of domestic and international regulations, such as
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In May 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comment on amending existing regulations pertaining to carriage of service and emotional
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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
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On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued a rule amending various aviation economic regulations to update outdated terminology and correct obsolete statutory references.1 Although many of
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