Legal Opinion
Fulop v. Malev Hungarian Airlines
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 29, 2001No. 00 CIV.1965 (VM)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Joseph Fulop (“Fulop”) and Wanda Phillips (“Phillips”) instituted this action under the Warsaw Convention to recover damages for injuries Fulop allegedly sustained aboard an international flight operated by defendant Malev Hungarian Airlines (“Malev”). Malev moves for summary judgment, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 56, arguing that Fulop’s injuries were not caused by an “accident” within the meaning of Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention and that Fulop’s claim of willful misconduct does not state a cause of action separate from his Article 17…
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