Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Aer Lingus Ltd.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 15, 2000No. Civil Action 99-11185-RGSPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
Noreen Maxwell seeks compensation for injuries she suffered when she was struck on the head by three liquor bottles dislodged from an overhead bin during the disembarkation of an Aer Lingus flight at Shannon Airport in Ireland. At issue is the meaning of the word “accident” as it is used in Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention. Both Maxwell and defendant Aer Lingus move for summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
Noreen Maxwell boarded Aer Lingus Flight 132 in Boston on April 23, 1997, bound for Shannon Airport in Ireland. It…
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