8/15/2024 1:33:58 PM Distressed JOLCOs: lessons learnt from recent High Court case By Andrew Harper The High Court has provided a judgment affirming that a hedge fund which acquired positions in certain tax lease structures is entitled...
8/17/2023 9:12:09 AM U.S. Department of Transportation focused on pursuing consumer protection violations against airlines By Oliver Beiersdorf Justin deBettencourt Julia Norsetter Recent news headlines relating to air travel have demonstrated the aviation industry’s refocus on passenger experience and consumer...
7/6/2023 11:31:25 AM New Jersey Supreme Court clarifies who may attend a Defense Medical Examination (DME) and whether the examination may be recorded By Gregory Speier Justin deBettencourt In a New Jersey personal injury action, when a plaintiff alleges physical and/or mental injury as a result of the defendant’s negligence...
6/28/2023 3:00:50 PM Southern District of New York dismisses defendant bank in 9/11 litigation for lack of personal jurisdiction By Gregory Speier Justin deBettencourt After 9/11, waves of lawsuits were filed seeking to hold those who sponsored and supported the al Qaeda terrorist organization...
5/10/2021 2:42:36 PM U.S. Court refuses to dismiss indemnity claims against U.S. Government in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash lawsuit By Oliver Beiersdorf Justin deBettencourt On Monday May 3, 2021, the California federal district court judge handling the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash lawsuit denied the United...
4/16/2021 8:52:06 AM Aviation manufacturers take note as the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the extent of specific personal jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause By Justin deBettencourt James Martin On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision which rejected a narrow construction of specific personal jurisdiction...
9/9/2020 9:51:15 AM Case Note: What does ‘give possession’ mean under the Cape Town Convention? By Ashleigh Standen Original decision: Wells Fargo Trust Company, National Association (trustee) v VB Leaseco Pty Ltd (administrators appointed) [2020] FCA...