Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1995No. 94-2282PublishedCited by 595 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Following an accident that occurred in the course of international air travel, plaintiff-appellant Eileen M. McCarthy filed a suit for damages against defendant-appellee Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest). Concluding that the Warsaw Convention stood in the way, the district court grounded the suit. See McCarthy v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 862 F.Supp. 17 (D.Mass.1994). Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Because the district court granted summary judgment in the defendant’s favor, we array the material facts in a way that puts the best face on the plaintiffs…
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