all - Opinion Summaries

In Re: Linee Aeree Italiane (Alitalia)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
Petition for writ of mandamus ordering a non-jury trial in a breach of contract case involving Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act issues is denied where...

Aerospace Accessory Serv., Inc. v. Abiseid

Corp. Governance
Summary judgment for a director of a company arguing that his decision to extend credit to a client after an order from the board prohibiting him from...

Med. Jet, S.A. v. Signature Flight Support - Palm Beach, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
On motion for rehearing, grant of defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings is affirmed where the statute of limitations barred plaintiff-s...

Pittari v. Am. Eagle Airlines, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of commercial airline carrier's motion for judgment as a matter of law on flight attendant's claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Westwood One, Inc. v. Flight Express, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute arising from defendant's alleged failure to pay an open account for aircraft and pilot services, an appeal from an order granting...

XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. Skystream, Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment determining that an aircraft insurer had a contractual obligation to indemnify defendants in a wrongful death action is affirmed...

In re Gen. Elec. Capital Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a case arising from a default on a promissory note for the purchase of a jet, the lender's petition for writ of mandamus is conditionally granted...

Citrin v. Int'l Airport Ctrs. LLC

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In an action seeking a judicial order requiring defendants to honor their duty to advance plaintiff his legal expenses under the terms of their...

Equal Opportunity Employment Comm'n v. Trans States Airlines, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under Title VII and state law alleging the wrongful termination of a non-Arab Muslim pilot in the wake of 9/11, summary judgment...

Stephens v. Retirement Income Plan for Pilots of U.S. Air, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, of pilots' causes of action against an airline and a retirement plan under provisions of ERISA is...