Aziz v. AIR INDIA LTD.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

STEPHEN G. LARSON, District Judge.

This case involves the tragic story of a passenger suffering cardiac arrest on-board a lengthy international flight and later being pronounced dead by paramedics at the arrival gate. The question before the Court is whether the airline’s failure to have onboard an automated external defibrillator (“AED”) renders it liable for the passenger’s death under international law, as established by treaty. For the reasons set forth below, the Court…