United States Second Circuit

In a case brought under the Warsaw Convention for damages to cargo, summary judgment to plaintiff is affirmed where plaintiff has standing to sue under the Warsaw Convention, and presumptive liability applies within the meaning of 24 Article 18(3).

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2002
• Decided 10/23/2003
• Published 10/23/2003

Judges

• CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge., Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, OAKES, and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence C. Glynn, New York, New York (Nicoletti, Hornig, Campise & Sweeney, New York, New York, of counsel), for Plaintiff Commercial Union Insurance Co.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nicholas E. Pantelopoulos, New York, New York (Lawrence Mentz, Biedermann, Hoenig, Massamillo & Ruff, P.C., New York, New York, of counsel), for Defendant Alitalia Airlines, S.p.A., Walter Barthold, Law Office of Walter Barthold, New York, New York, for Defendants Gava International Freight Consolidators (USA), Inc. and Gava International Freight Consolidators, S.p.A.