Legal Opinion

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance v. American Airlines, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 23, 2003No. 02 Civ.6541 (RWS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Plaintiff Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (“Royal & Sun”) moves for partial summary judgment declaring that the unamended Warsaw Convention governs the air cargo shipment at issue in this litigation. The defendant American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) has opposed the motion on the grounds that the 1955 Hague Protocol governs. For the reasons set forth below, the motion for partial summary judgment is denied.

Prior Proceedings

On August, 16, 2002, Royal & Sun commenced this subrogation action against defendants American and All-Freight Coordinators N.V. (“All-Freight”)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Fujitsu Limited v. Federal Express CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. Rodriguez v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. Gibbs-Alfano v. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Avero Belgium Insurance v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  2. Averro Belgium Insurance v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API