The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the much-anticipated final rule regarding small, i.e., less than 55 pounds, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to be codified at 14 C.F.R. Part 107.
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In a recent ruling,1 California’s Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a 2012 lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) based on claims that the airline violated California’s Online
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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
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David J. Harrington and Allison M. Surcouf are contributing authors for the second edition of Preparing for and Trying the Civil Lawsuit, a two-volume treatise published by the New York
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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
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On April 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Order to Show Cause1 finding that Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) should be granted a foreign air carrier
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently issued a decision which provides one of the first substantive analyses of amended Rule 37(e). In addition to
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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
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On February 2, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second opinion rejecting passengers’ efforts to obtain compensation for flight delays under Regulation EC (No) 261/2004 (“EU 261”)
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Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits a defendant to make an offer of judgment to resolve the plaintiff’s claims prior to trial in a specified amount.
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