Approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate in June and passed by voice vote in the House of Representatives in July, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights is set to alter the
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On July 24, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld1 regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last year aimed at reducing “unfair and
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When a corporation is named as a defendant in litigation, one of the frequently used discovery tools is a notice to take the deposition of the corporation. Under Federal Rule
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On March 20, 2012, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) heard oral argument on the challenge to its interpretation of European Union Regulation EC No 261/2004 (“EC 261”) in the
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In Tompkins v. Detroit Metro. Airport, No. 10-10413, 2012 WL 179320 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 18, 2012), a federal court denied a Defendant’s motion to compel the Plaintiff to execute an
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A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has held that being bumped or pushed by a fellow passenger while disembarking does not constitute an
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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
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In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for the air freight industry, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in Chubb Insurance Company of Europe, S.A. v. Menlo
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rendered a decision on January 5, 2010 which has significant implications for airlines facing potential class-action litigation over the collection of
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In Aziz v. Air India, a federal court in California granted summary judgment in favor of Air India in a case arising from an in-flight cardiac arrest suffered by passenger
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