Does My Injury Fall Under the Montreal Convention?

Permanent injuries caused during an international itinerary can result in a lawsuit filed under the Montreal Convention if the airlines refuses to reach a compromise settlement with the injured air traveler. The Montreal Convention originated from the “Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air.” It is an international agreement that…

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Here today, gone tomorrow: Airline Employees Are Not Easily Located

After an injury at an airport or onboard an aircraft, tracking down witnesses quickly is critically important. Witnesses memories may fade, people may move, get married (and change their names) or they may take a job with a different company. Metropolitan Washington Airport injury lawyer Doug Landau notes, “The sooner the liability investigation begins, the…

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What do the Dulles International Airport, Reagan National Airport, and the Dulles Toll Road Have in Common?

The Dulles International Airport (IAD) , Reagan National Airport (DCA) , and The Dulles Toll Road are all under the auspices of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA), located appropriately, at 1 Aviation Circle Washington DC. However, this address, actually located at the Reagan National Airport, is physically located in Arlington, Virginia. MWAA has two…

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