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Reconsidered and reconfirmed: forum non conveniens dismissals upheld in Spanair Flight 5022 and Air France Flight 447 litigations

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 30 2011

On May 16, 2011, and June 15, 2011, two United States District Courts upheld their prior rulings granting forum non conveniens (FNC) dismissals in multidistrict litigation (MDL) arising from international aviation accidents

Eleventh Circuit affirms forum non conveniens dismissal in Brazil accident litigation

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • Brazil, USA
  • -
  • February 28 2011

On February 1, 2011, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed several lawsuits filed by the families of victims of an airline crash in Brazil on forum non conveniens grounds