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Wise Up! Why It’S Time To Dump Reed V. Wiser And Get Real About Third-Party Actions, David Cluxton

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

The Warsaw Convention of 1929 and the Montreal Convention of 1999 (Conventions) are international treaties governing the liability of the air carrier for damage arising during international carriage by air, e.g., passenger death or bodily injury. The foundation for the applicability of these Conventions is the contract of carriage. However, given the nature of the air transport operations and their technological complexity, a given accident can result from several causes attributable to different parties. The plaintiff (e.g., the passenger) may have the option of suing, not only the carrier based on the contract of carriage, but, alternatively, an airframe or …

Case Digest, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Case Digest provides brief analyses of cases that represent current aspects of transnational law. The Digest includes cases that establish legal principles and cases that apply established legal principles to new factual situations. The cases are grouped in topical categories, and references are given for further research:

Constitutionality of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Upheld over Challenge by Deportable Alien and United States Spouse

Anetekhai v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

876 F.2d 1218 (5th Cir. 1989)

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Standing Granted to Challenge Hostile Takeover between Foreign Firms under United States Antitrust and Securities Laws

Consolidated Gold Fields PLC v. Minorco, …