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Along with our trial expertise, the Firm has a nationwide civil appellate practice with more than 100 reported decisions in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals and numerous state appellate courts, many of which established important precedents relating to the Warsaw Convention, aviation, product liability, federal jurisdiction and foreign sovereign immunity.

The following is a representative listing of the many precedent setting appellate decisions handled by Partners of our Firm:



United States Supreme Court


  • EL AL Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tseng, 525 U.S. 155 (1999), rev'g, 122 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 1997)

  • Dooley v. Korean Air Lines, 524 U.S. 116 (1998), aff'g, 117 F.3d 1477 (D.C. Cir. 1997)

  • Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines, 516 U.S. 217 (1996), rev'g in part, 43 F.3d 18 (2d Cir. 1994)

  • Chan v. Korean Air Lines, Ltd., 490 U.S. 122 (1989), aff'g, 829 F.2d 1171 (D.C. Cir. 1987)

  • Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408 (1984), rev'g, 638 S.W.2d 870 (Tex. Jul 21, 1982)

  • Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. U.S., 431 U.S. 666, 97 S.Ct. 2054, 52 L.Ed.2d 665 (1977).

  • Lisi v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S. p. A., 390 U.S. 455 (1968), aff'g by equally divided court, 370 F.2d 508 (2d Cir. 1966)






United States Circuit Courts of Appeal


  • Chubb & Son, Inc. v. Asiana Airlines, 214 F.3d 301 (2d Cir. 2000)

  • Nissan Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Fritz Companies, Inc.,, 210 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 2000)

  • Intercargo Ins. Co. v. China Airlines, Ltd., 208 F.3d 64 (2d Cir. 2000)

  • Falcon v. Transportes Aeros de Coahuila, S.A., 169 F.3d 309 (5th Cir. 1999)

  • Pittman v. Icelandair, 149 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 1998)

  • Tower intern., Inc. v. Caledonian Airways, Ltd., 133 F.3d 908 (Table), 1998 WL 3614 (2d Cir. 1998)

  • Klos v. Lotnicze, 133 F.3d 164 (2d Cir. 1997)

  • Oldham v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd, 127 F.3d 43 (D.C. Cir. 1997)

  • Koirala v. Thai Airways Intern., Ltd., 126 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 1997)

  • Azubuko v. Board of Directors, British Airways, 101 F.3d 106 (Table), 1996 WL 662466 (1st Cir. 1996)

  • Morales v. Calderon, 85 F.3d 1387 (9th Cir. 1996)

  • Alcabasa v. Korean Air Lines, 62 F.3d 404 (D.C. Cir. 1995)

  • De Aguilar v. Boeing Co., 47 F.3d 1404 (5th Cir. 1995)

  • Lathigra v. British Airways PLC, 41 F.3d 535 (9th Cir. 1994)

  • De Aguilar v. Boeing Co., 11 F.3d 55 (5th Cir. 1993)

  • Iran Air v. Kugelman, 996 F.2d 1253 (D.C. Cir. 1993).

  • Gezzi v. British Airways PLC, 991 F.2d 603 (9th Cir. 1993)

  • Sherer v. Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A., 987 F.2d 1246 (6th Cir. 1993)

  • Javed v. British Airways PLC, 980 F.2d 1407 (11th Cir. 1993)

  • Distribuidora Dimsa v. Linea Aerea Del Cobre S.A., 976 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1992)

  • Swaminathan v. Swiss Air Transport Co. Ltd., 962 F.2d 387 (5th Cir. 1992)

  • Pflug v. Egyptair Corp., 961 F.2d 26 (2d Cir. 1992)

  • Fontan-de-Maldonado v. Lineas Aereas Costarricenses, S.A., 936 F.2d 630 (1st Cir. 1991)

  • Calderon v. Aerovias Nacionales de Columbia, 929 F.2d 599 (11th Cir. 1991)

  • Air Disaster at Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988, In re, 928 F.2d 1267 (2d Cir. 1991)

  • Jorgensen v. Massachusetts Port Authority, 905 F.2d 515 (1st Cir. 1990)

  • Datskow v. Teledyne, Inc., Continental Products Div., 899 F.2d 1298 (2d Cir. 1990)

  • Multinational Force Organization v. Orion Insurance, 891 F.2d 905 (11th Cir. 1989) (Table)

  • Kuwait Airways Corp. v. American Security Bank, N.A., 890 F.2d 456 (D.C. Cir. 1989)

  • Galu v. Swissair: Swiss Air Transport Co., Ltd., 873 F.2d 650 (2d Cir. 1989)

  • Compania Mexicana De Aviacion , S.A. v. U.S. Dist. Court for Cent. Dist. of California, 859 F.2d 1354 (9th Cir. 1988)

  • South African Airways v . Dole, 817 F.2d 119 (D.C. Cir. 1987)

  • Kryvicky v. Scandinavian Airlines System, 807 F.2d 514 (6th Cir. 1986

  • Butler v. Aeromexico, 774 F.2d 429 (11th Cir. 1985)

  • In re Alleged Food Poisoning Incident, March, 1984, 770 F2d. 3 (2d Cir. 1985)

  • Petrire v. Spantax, S.A., 756 F.2d 263 (2d Cir. 1985)

  • Exim Industries, Inc. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 754 F.2d 106 (2d Cir. 1985)

  • In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland, on March 14, 1980, 748 F.2d 94 (2d Cir. 1984)

  • Highlands Ins. Co. v. Trinidad and Tobago (BWIA Intern.) Airways Corp., 739 F.2d 536 (11th Cir. 1984)

  • Abramson v. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., 739 F.2d 130 (3rd Cir. 1984)

  • Boehringer-Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 737 F.2d 456 (5th Cir. 1984)

  • Irish Nat. Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Aer Lingus Teoranta, 739 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1984)

  • Laker Airways Ltd. v. SABENA, Belgium World Airlines, 731 F.2d 909 (D.C. Cir. 1984)

  • Global Intern. Airways Corp. v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 727 F.2d 246 (2d Cir. 1984)

  • Overseas Nat. Airways, Inc. v. Cargolux Airlines Intern., S.A., 712 F.2d 11 (2d Cir. 1983)

  • Cheng v. Boeing Co., 708 F.2d 1406 (9th Cir. 1983)

  • In re Air Crash Disaster At Warsaw, Poland, on March 14, 1980, 705 F.2d 85 (2d Cir. 1983)

  • Gayda v. LOT Polish Airlines, 702 F.2d 424 (2d Cir. 1983)

  • Cordero v. Cia Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A., 681 F.2d 669 (9th Cir. 1982)

  • Aeronaves de Mexico, S.A. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.>, 677 F.2d 771 (9th Cir. 1982)

  • Prejean v. Sonatrach, Inc., 652 F.2d 1260 (5th Cir. 1981)

  • Tokio Marine and Fire Ins. Co., Ltd. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 617 F.2d 936 (2d Cir. 1980)

  • Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschaapij, N.V. v. United Technologies Corp., 610 F.2d 1052 (2d Cir. 1979)

  • Keller v. Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuadorianos, 601 F.Supp. 787 (D.C.D.C. 1984)

  • Scandinavian Airlines System v. United Aircraft Corp., 601 F.2d 425 (9th Cir. 1979)

  • British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946 (9th Cir. 1978)

  • DeMarines v. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, 580 F.2d 1193 (3d Cir. 1978)

  • Pakistan Intern. Airlines Corp. v. Boeing Co., 575 F.2d 1268 (9th Cir. 1978)

  • Benjamins v. British European Airways, 572 F.2d 913 (2d Cir. 1978)

  • Delta Air Lines, Inc., v. U.S., 561 F.2d 381 (1st Cir. 1977)

  • Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. v. Standard Precision, 559 F.2d 203 (2d Cir. 1977)

  • Foremost International Tours, Inc. v. Qantas Airways Ltd., 525 F.2d 281 (9th Cir. 1975)

  • Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd., 485 F.2d 1240 (2d Cir. 1966)

  • Molitch v. Irish International Airlines, 436 F.2d 42 (2d Cir. 1970)

  • Berner v. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Limited, 362 F.2d 799 (2d Cir. 1966)

  • Berner v. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Limited, 346 F.2d 532 (2d Cir. 1965)

  • Mertens v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc., 341 F.2d 851 (2d Cir. 1965)

  • National Airlines, Inc. v. Stiles, 268 F. 2d 400 (5th Cir. 1959)







State Appellate Courts


  • Muller v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 281 A.D.2d 465, 722 N.Y.S.2d 40 (N.Y.A.D. 2001)

  • Perner v. Landolfi, 276 A.D.2d 613, 714 N.Y.S.2d 897 (Mem)(N.Y.A.D. 2000)

  • Cilone v. Department of Transp., 274 A.D.2d 492, 712 N.Y.S.2d 368 (Mem) (N.Y.A.D. 2000)

  • Raffile v. Tower Air, Inc., 264 A.D.2d 721, 695 N.Y.S.2d 116 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., 1999)

  • Strategic Risk Management, Inc. v. Federal Exp. Corp., 253 A.D.2d 167, 686 N.Y.S.2d 35, (N.Y.A.D. 1999)

  • Leone v. Avemco Ins. Co., 249 A.D.2d 516, 672 N.Y.S.2d 116 (N.Y.A.D. 1998)

  • Koehler v. Scandinavian Airlines Systems, 285 Ill. App. 3d 520, 674 N.E.2d 112 (Ill. App. 1996)

  • Aviateca, S.A. v. Friedman, 678 So. 2d 387 (Fla. App. 1996)

  • Aviateca, S.A. v. Mucciolo, 675 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. App. 1996)

  • Kato v. Avensa Airlines, Inc., 660 So. 2d 1185 (Fla. App. 1995)

  • Compania Panamena De Aviacion, S.A. v. Gerstein, 645 So. 2d 55 (Fla. App. 1994)

  • Cortes v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 638 So. 2d 108 (Fla. App. 1994)

  • Cetta v. Coca-Cola Co., 194 A.D.2d 585, 599 N.Y.S.2d 988 (Mem)(N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Jun 07, 1993) (NO. 91-01068)

  • Transportes Aereos Nacionales S.A. v. De Brenes, 625 So. 2d 4 (Fla. App. 1993)

  • Van Steemburg v. General Aviation, Inc., 243 Ill. App. 3d 299, 611 N.E.2d 1144 (Ill. App. 1993)

  • Independent Air, Inc. v. Tosini, 600 So. 2d 3 (Fla. App. 1992)

  • Aerovias Nacionales De Columbia, S.A. v. Tellez, 596 So. 2d 1193f (Fla. App. 1992)

  • Moliver for Use and Benefit of Fuentes v. Avianca, Inc., 580 So. 2d 787 (Fla. App. 1991)

  • Abou-Jaoude v. British Airways, 228 Cal. App.3d 1137, 281 Cal.Rptr. 150 (Cal. App. 1991)

  • Griffith v. Mitsubishi Aircraft Intern., Inc., 136 Ill.2d, 101, 554 N.E.2d 209 (Ill. 1990)

  • Arkin v. New York Helicopter Corp., 149 A.D.2d 5, 544 N.Y.S.2d 343 (N.Y.A.D. 1989)

  • Duff v. Varig Airlines, Inc., S.A., 185 Ill. App.3d 992, 542 N.E.2d 69, 134 Ill.Dec. 69 (Ill. App. 1989)

  • State v. Unitedwriters at Lloyds London, 755 P.2d 396 (Alaska 1988)

  • Erickson Air-Crane Co. v. United Technologies Corp., 303 Or. 281, 735 P.2d 614 (1987)

  • Imtiaz v. Emery Airfreight, Inc., 728 S.W.2d 897 (Tex.App.-Hous. 1987)

  • Sage v. Fairchild-Swearingen Corp., 126 A.D.2d 330, 489 N.Y.S. 2d 171 (N.Y.A.D. 1985)

  • Air Florida, Inc. v. Zondler, 683 S.W.2d 769 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1984)

  • Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 158 Cal. App. 3d 83, 204 Cal. Rptr. 358 (Cal. App. 1984)

  • Prince v. Parachutes, Inc., 685 P.2d 83 (Alaska 1984)

  • Weinter v. British Overseas Airways Corp., 60 A.D.2d 426, 401 N.Y.S.2d 91 (N.Y.A.D. 1978)

  • Helicopter Associates, Ltd. v. Decair Helicopter, Inc., 50 A.D. 2d 519, 375 N.Y.S.2d 319 (N.Y.A.D. 1975)

  • Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc. v. Los Angeles County, 56 Cal.2d 11, 363 P.2d 25, 14 Cal. Rptr. 25 (Cal. 1961)

  • Berner v. United Airlines, Inc., 3 A.D.2d 9, 157 N.Y.S.2d 884 (N.Y.A.D. 1956)

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