Legal Opinion
Acevedo-Reinoso v. Iberia Líneas Aéreas De España S.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 2006No. 05-1699PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether a passenger’s state tort claim against an international air carrier was preempted by the Warsaw Convention 1 and therefore properly dismissed by the district court. For the reasons set forth below, vye vacate the district court’s judgment granting the motion to dismiss and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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The following facts are drawn from the complaint. Michel Acevedo-Reinoso is a citizen of Cuba with legal residence in the United States. At the time of this action, Acevedo-Reinoso resided in Puerto…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Carroll v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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