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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Aircraft owners previously registering in the U.S. needed to file only once with the FAA Civil Aviation Registry (Registry). To enhance Registry accuracy, the FAA published significant new regulations on
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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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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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New York courts are mired in conflicting interpretations of New York Civil Practice Law and Rule (“CPLR”) Section 4545, which reduces a tort plaintiff’s damage awards by amounts received from
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The litigation in U.S. courts arising out of the September 29, 2006 mid-air collision in Brazil between a Boeing 737-800 operating as Gol Linhas Inteligentes S.A. (“Gol”) Flight 1907 and
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Plaintiff, a California resident with citizenship in both the United States and Mexico, filed a federal class-action lawsuit against two Mexican air carriers. The plaintiff sought to recover Mexican tourist taxes
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