John J. Magan v. Lufthansa German Airlines

OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff John J. Magan appeals from the grant of summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Naomi Reice Buchwald, Judge, in favor of defendant Lufthansa German Airlines (“Lufthansa”). He argues that the court erred when it (1) decided as a matter of law that injuries sustained in the course of “light” or “moderate” turbulence as described by FAA turbulence reporting criteria can never qualify as resulting from an “accident” under the Warsaw Convention for purposes of imposing liability on an airline; and (2)…