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Class Action Grounded: Court Finds Insufficient Factual Basis for Airline Capacity Constraint Suit

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The Ontario Superior Court recently refused to certify a class action against four international airlines. The plaintiff alleged that the airlines conspired to constrain capacity for transborder travel between the United...more

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms ADA Preemption of Class Action Claims That Restrict Air Ambulance Operator's Prices

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• Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) preempts class action claims seeking to enforce Florida statute that limits an air ambulance operator's prices by prohibiting balance billing of unpaid invoices. • McCarran-Ferguson Act...more

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Montreal Convention Liability Could Be Expanding – What You Need To Know

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A United States Court of Appeals radically altered the scope of an air carrier’s liability under the Montreal Convention, the international treaty controlling an air carrier’s liability for damages to persons or property...more

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Recent Rulings Find Preemption of State Law Claims and Enforce Airline Contracts of Carriage

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In the past few months, courts have issued several decisions favorable to the airlines finding preemption of various state law claims and rejecting breach of contract claims. The decisions address a variety of passenger...more

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