Terrafranca v. Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Caroline Terrafranea and her husband sued Virgin Atlantic Airways for the results of trauma Mrs. Terrafranea allegedly incurred during a bomb scare on an international flight. The district court granted summary judgment to Virgin Atlantic, ruling that Mrs. Terrafranea’s fear, emotional distress, and the consequences were not compensable under the Warsaw Convention, which defines and limits an international air carrier’s liability. We will affirm.

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Caroline Terrafranea and her family were passengers on an international Virgin Atlantic flight to London,…