StokesLaw™ Briefs

The Second Circuit recently affirmed a dismissal of a lawsuit involving international air travel, and, in doing so, provided a reminder that a failure to abide by the Montreal Convention's conditions serves as a complete shield from liability.

In April 2022, the First Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on whether a Montreal "accident" occurred in a case involving a passenger's fall while disembarking from the aircraft using a mobile staircase.