Legal Opinion
Tandon v. United Air Lines
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 22, 1996No. 94 Civ. 7002 (DC)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jagjit Tandon (“Tandon” or plaintiff) brings this diversity action 1 against United Airlines, Inc. (“United Airlines” or defendant) on behalf of his deceased mother-in-law Dildar Seekree (“Mrs. Seekree”) asserting claims arising out of Mrs. Seekree’s death on board a United Airlines flight. United Airlines moves (i) to amend its answer to assert an affirmative defense that the action is governed by the Warsaw Convention and (ii) for summary judgment dismissing the action as time-barred under the Warsaw Convention’s two-year limitations period.…
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- Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Tsui Yuan Tseng, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Fulop v. Malev Hungarian AirlinesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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