Aviation & Space Law

188 ABA Journal Aviation & Space Law articles.

FL Fed’l Suit Over Brazilian Plane Crash

A federal lawsuit filed in Florida is reportedly the first litigation over a July 17 airline crash in Sao Paulo that killed 199 people in the worst aviation disaster in Brazil’s history. The suit was filed on behalf of Ricardo Tazoe, a 35-year-old Peruvian who worked for a Miami bank…

Jul 31, 2007 6:59 PM CDT

DOT: Give Bumped Flyers More Money

Government regulators reportedly are working on new rules that could require U.S. airlines to ante up a lot more money when they “bump” ticketed passengers from overcrowded flights. Officials at the Department of Transportation are still working out details, but plan to introduce a draft rule tomorrow that would offer…

Jul 10, 2007 2:35 AM CDT

Widow Sues Over Husband’s Dead Body

A federal lawsuit claims the body of an airline passenger who died in the restroom during a flight wasn’t found until the Chicago cleaning crew began work. The passenger, 66-year-old Taisuke Matsuo, apparently died of a heart attack on the 2005 American Airlines flight. The suit by his wife seeks…

Apr 12, 2007 3:15 PM CDT

Flight Lessons

Forum on Air & Space Law Brings Together Leaders From Private and Public Sectors

May 28, 2005 2:19 PM CDT