Southwest Airlines Fight 1380

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380: An Illustration of the Personal Jurisdiction Puzzle in Airplane Accident Litigation

By: Austin Bartlett, BartlettChen LLC In the wake of Daimler AG1 and Bristol-Myers Squibb2, plaintiffs are confronted with a daunting jurisdictional hurdle when deciding where to file suit. Commercial airplane accidents frequently involve a mix of defendants, ranging from the airline to the airframe manufacturer to component part manufacturers and Read more…