ArticleFormer National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, Charged With Lying To The FBI, And Pleads GuiltyThe quick series of events are evidence of cooperation and planning between the Special Counsel and Flynn.United StatesCriminal LawSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleNJ Accidentally Eliminates "Inside Sales" Exemption - NJDOL Is Now Working To Restore This ExemptionPrior to September 6, 2011, certain "inside sales" employees were exempt from the overtime pay requirements under New Jersey law.United StatesEmployment and HRSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleEleventh Circuit Finds Montreal Convention Claims Based On Injury Treated In Germany Should Be Heard In Germany, Affirming Forum Non Conveniens DismissalThe Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia federal court's ruling that a German passenger's claims against Delta Airlines ("Delta") and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ("KLM") arising out of injuries...GlobalLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleDissent In Sikkelee Ruling Offers Preemption Road MapSkowron focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, primarily professional negligence and product liability actions, as well as general contractual disputes.United StatesConsumer ProtectionSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleNo "Turning A Blind Eye" In PennsylvaniaThere is now officially civil liability for "aiding and abetting fraud" in Pennsylvania. United StatesCriminal LawSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleNLRB Office Of The General Counsel "Seeking Full Remedies" For Employees Alleging Unfair Labor PracticesOn September 8, 2021, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board issued Memorandum GC 21-06 ("Memorandum") that directs the NLRB Regional Offices to "request from the...United StatesEmployment and HRSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleFlorida Court Of Appeals Reverses Denial Of Helicopter Manufacturer's Motion To Dismiss, In Suit Asserting Strict Liability And Negligence Claims, Due To Lack Of Personal JurisdictionOn April 4, 2019, a helicopter in flight to Sarasota, Florida suffered engine failure, forcing an emergency landing in a busy intersection.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleMassachusetts Federal Court Finds No Montreal Convention AccidentJennifer Moore commenced litigation against British Airways to recover for injuries sustained when she fell while disembarking an aircraft using a portable staircase.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleSouthern District Of New York Applies The Montreal Convention To Grant Summary Judgment Dismissing Untimely Claim Against Carrier For Lost LuggagePro se Plaintiff Aliou Barry filed suit against Royal Air Maroc ("RAM") in New York state court seeking damages for baggage lost by RAM during carriage from New York City to Cairo, Egypt. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleFourth Circuit Allows Baltimore Police Department's Aircraft-Based Surveillance Program To ContinueThe AIR uses three small planes to provide aerial observation of 90% of the city, the results of which are used to track movement of individuals and suspects in the vicinity of a violent crime. United StatesPrivacySchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleA Picture Is Not Worth A Thousand Words When It Is The Sole Evidentiary Basis For Expert OpinionA New York federal district court excluded plaintiff's expert's opinions and granted summary judgment for the airline in De Larancuente v. American Airlines, Inc...United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleA Single Engine Certificate In The Hand Is Not Worth Two In The Insurance PolicyWhile flying from Memphis to Tampa Bay, the pilot of the Skymaster had to make an off-field emergency landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft.United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleAlaska Federal Court Finds Learned Intermediary And Sophisticated User Doctrines Largely Inapplicable To Passenger Claims Arising From Crash Of Modified AircraftThe U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska recently held that a manufacturer and installer of a short-field takeoff and landing kit could not assert the learned intermediary and...United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleCleared Direct To Philadelphia: Straightforward Application Of Federal Venue Transfer Statute Leads To Transfer Of Washington Action Directly To PennsylvaniaA Washington federal judge granted an airline's motion to transfer an in-flight personal injury claim to Pennsylvania in Martin v. Am. Airlines, Inc. United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleFourth Circuit Changes Course: Directs Preliminary Injunction To Prohibit Baltimore Police Department's Access To Aircraft-Based Surveillance Program DataThe Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, recently overturned a previously upheld denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to prohibit the Baltimore Police Department's ("BPD")...United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleMontana District Court Applies Ford Motor Company "Relating To" Test To Find Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Helicopter ManufacturerA Montana federal district court has found contacts with the forum state merely "relating to" the cause of action are sufficient to support the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign helicopter manufacturer.United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticlePain And Suffering Damages Now Permitted In California Survival ActionsCalifornia has now joined 45 other states, at least temporarily, in allowing pain and suffering damages in survival actions.United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticlePennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer Whose Product Allegedly Caused Injuries To Foreign PlaintifThe plaintiff in Hammons alleged serious injuries resulting from use of a medical device manufactured by Ethicon, one of the components of which was pelvic mesh.United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleThe National Transportation Safety Board Seeks To Codify Role As Lead Investigator Of Commercial Space AccidentsUnder the proposed rule, the entity responsible for launching the commercial spaceflight must immediately notify the NTSB following an accident or incident. United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleThird Circuit Interprets Tort Claims Act To Permit Suit Against TSA Agents In Their Individual CapacitiesA recent decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals provides airline travelers with an avenue of recourse for mistreatment at the hands of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP