Legal Opinion
Laor v. Air France
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1998No. 97 Civ. 5284 (MBM)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Raviv Laor sues Compagnie Na-tionale Air France (“Air France”) for the injuries he allegedly sustained when he was forcibly pulled from a lavatory by a flight attendant while a passenger aboard an international flight. In this current motion, defendant requests a declaration that the availability of punitive damages is governed by French law. At this juncture, Air France does not pursue its argument that plaintiffs state law tort claims are preempted by the Warsaw Convention, 49 U.S.C.A. § 40105. Even so, plaintiff asserts that the Warsaw…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Zicherman Ex Rel. Estate of Kole v. Korean Air Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
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- Penina Fishman, an Infant by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Michelle Fishman Michelle Fishman, Individually v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Tsui Yuan Tseng, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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