Legal Opinion
Blotteaux v. Qantas Airways Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2006No. 03-56837; D.C. No. CV-03-000927 JFWPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ***
Edward A. Blotteaux (“Blotteaux”) appeals the district court’s grant of sum*568mary judgment in favor of Qantas Airways Limited (“Qantas”) on grounds that Blotteaux’s development of Deep Vein Thrombosis (“DVT”) fails to qualify as an accident compensable under the terms of Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm the district court’s judgment.
A grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo. Ocean Advocates v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, 402 F.3d 846, 858 (9th Cir.2005). Interpretation of the Warsaw Convention, a…
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- Hosaka v. United Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Rodriguez v. Ansett Australia Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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