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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On February 2, 2016, the European Commission announced that the EU and US had reached a new transatlantic data transfer agreement. Though not yet legally binding, the new agreement, referred
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Jean Cooper Rose has been nominated to the Board of Directors for the New York chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law. As secretary to this nonprofit association, Jean will
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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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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s (“MHI”) Motion to Dismiss Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.’s (“HMM”) Complaint on the
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This week provided another development in the evolving world of drone regulation. The FAA published an Interim Final Rule1 requiring that owners of small drones (between 0.55 and 55 pounds
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In accordance with the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) promulgates regulations aimed at promoting disabled passengers’ access to air travel and related services. These
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On December 2, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of an elderly wheelchair passenger’s lawsuit against Korean Airlines, finding that
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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 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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