Update on Products Liability Cases and a Case Study on Major Accident Litigation: Plaintiff and Defendant Strategies
October 18, 2019 at 11:00am – 12:30pm
McGill Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law
Plaza Centre-Ville (EVO Building)
777 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
Montreal, Canada H3C 3Z7
· Assessing the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines airplane accidents
· Suits in the Northern District of Illinois; forum non conveniens
· Government/CAA liability?
· Crisis management
· Effect of social media on regulatory oversight/certification
· International reciprocity of certification
· Solicitation of families –“code of conduct” issues
· Use of delegated authority and the FTCA defence
· Aircraft engines and component parts
· Military accidents, state aircraft issues
· European perspectives (including state aircraft issues)