The question of whether US federal law standards of care govern aviation product liability claims is currently being considered by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in
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Last month, in Daimler AG v. Bauman,1 the United States Supreme Court issued its second decision in three years on “general” personal jurisdiction over corporations – that is, the power
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Since the enactment of the Airline Deregulation Act1 (“ADA”), there has been no shortage of litigation involving federal preemption based on the ADA’s prohibition against states “enact[ing] or enforc[ing] a
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This edition of our Newsletter addresses some recent federal and United States Supreme Court class action decisions that either involve airlines as defendants or have applicability to putative airline class action liability.
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In 2010, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division, which is tasked with the responsibility of enforcing consumer protection laws against domestic and foreign air carriers
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On the evening of December 26, 2010, a blizzard swept through the New York metropolitan area, dumping nearly fifteen inches of snow on John F. Kennedy International Airport (“Kennedy Airport”).
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Since its enactment in 2004, European Union Regulation 261 (“EC 261”)1 has generated significant media coverage and litigation in the European Union (“EU”) and various EU national courts. This broad
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Our Spring 2008 Newsletter discussed the liability of non-operating aircraft owners and lessors, such as owners in trust and finance or capital lessors, to passengers and property owners arising out
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Prior to May 21, 2007, motions to dismiss complaints in federal courts for failure to state a claim were uneventful affairs. Unless a plaintiff failed to provide any set of
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