Robertson, Kathleen v. Amer Airln Inc

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

Kathleen Robertson sued American Airlines for damages resulting from burns she sustained on a flight from Denver to Chicago. If that flight qualifies as “international transportation” within the meaning of the Warsaw Convention, Robertson’s suit is barred by the Convention’s statute of limitations. The district court concluded that the flight — which was one leg of a trip that began in London and ended in Washington the same day — did so qualify. We affirm.

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