Earlier this month, the New York Supreme Court (Monroe County) added to a growing list of decisions granting foreign defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction since the
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The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts recently ruled that provisions of a local ordinance regulating the use of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS” or “drones”) were preempted by federal law. This
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed the claims of two passengers injured in the crash of Asiana Flight 214 for lack of treaty
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Partner John Maggio spoke on recent U.S. airline liability issues at the 2017 ALTA Aviation Law Americas Conference in Bogotá, Colombia on September 7, 2017. John’s presentation included a discussion
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In U.S. litigation plaintiffs often seek to recover damages arising from both physical and mental injuries. In actions governed by the Warsaw or Montreal Convention, nearly every federal court that
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Anthony Battista and Chris Christensen co-authored a chapter on “Class Action Litigation” in the American Bar Association’s Litigating the Aviation Case (4th ed., 2017). The chapter discusses the unique issues
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Partner Katherine Posner taught a course on the Law of Aviation Insurance at the IATA Training & Development Institute in Miami (July 19-21). This course is recommended for aviation lawyers,
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C&F partner, Marshall Turner, was recently interviewed by Slate magazine for an article regarding climate change titled “Too Hot to Fly” (July 14, 2017). Marshall, co-editor of Aviation and Climate
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Aviation and Climate Change – Law & Policy is a collaborative effort of the firms of Condon & Forsyth LLP and HodgkinsonJohnson Pty Ltd. to address and analyze current topics
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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two recent decisions on personal jurisdiction. Like the Goodyear and Daimler decisions covered in past newsletters, both place or reinforce restrictions on the exercise
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