ROBERTSON v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 03-7129.

401 F.3d 499 (2005)

Kathleen ROBERTSON, Appellant v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Appellee

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa A. Fishberg argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs was Barry Coburn.

Ronald G. DeWald argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and GARLAND and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.


GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

Kathleen Robertson sued American Airlines for damages resulting from burns she sustained on a flight from Denver to Chicago. If that flight qualifies as "international transportation" within the meaning of the Warsaw Convention, Robertson's suit is barred by the Convention's statute of limitations. The district court concluded that the flight — which was one leg of a trip that began in London and ended in Washington the same day —...

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