Chapter 10 Aviation Liability

Index

Section 10.1 Scope of Chapter
Section 10.2 Federal Regulation and Preemption
Section 10.3 Federal Aviation Act Preemption
Section 10.4 Airline Deregulation Act Preemption
Section 10.5 Other Statutes
Section 10.6 Jurisdictional Issues
Section 10.7 Choice of Law
Section 10.8 Special Tariffs, Statutes, or Treaties
Section 10.9 Special Aspects of Liability Insurance Agreements
Section 10.10 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Section 10.11 Pilot Negligence
Section 10.12 Res Ipsa Loquitur
Section 10.13 Violations of Federal Aviation Regulations
Section 10.14 Liability of Nonoperating Owners and Lessors
Section 10.15 Crop Dusting or Spraying
Section 10.16 Defenses
Section 10.17 Comparative Fault and Assumption of the Risk
Section 10.18 Emergency
Section 10.19 Intervening, Superseding Cause
Section 10.20 Contractual Release or Limitation of Liability
Section 10.21 Indemnity and Contribution
Section 10.22 Who Is an Air Carrier?
Section 10.23 Federal Aviation Regulations
Section 10.24 Common Carrier Standard of Care
Section 10.25 Private Air Carrier Standard of Care
Section 10.26 When Is a Person a Passenger?
Section 10.27 Theories of Liability
Section 10.28 Safe Carriage
Section 10.29 Res Ipsa Loquitur
Section 10.30 Security
Section 10.31 Children
Section 10.32 Flight Delays
Section 10.33 Refusal to Transport
Section 10.34 Passengers’ Health Needs
Section 10.35 Passengers With Special Needs
Section 10.36 Overhead Baggage
Section 10.37 Airline Employees
Section 10.38 Limitation of Liability
Section 10.39 Property Claims
Section 10.40 Class Actions
Section 10.41 Background
Section 10.42 Application and Liability Caps
Section 10.43 Exclusivity
Section 10.44 "Accident"
Section 10.45 Embarking and Disembarking
Section 10.46 Venue
Section 10.47 Statute of Limitations
Section 10.48 Liability of United States of America
Section 10.49 Federal Tort Claims Act
Section 10.50 Government Not Liable—Discretionary Exception
Section 10.51 Government Liable—No Discretionary Exception
Section 10.52 Air Traffic Controller Liability
Section 10.53 Claims by Military Personnel(Feres Doctrine)
Section 10.54 Transportation Security Administration
Section 10.55 Pendent Jurisdiction of Other Claims
Section 10.56 Third-Party Claims
Section 10.57 Liability of Maintenance and Repair Facilities
Section 10.58 Overview
Section 10.59 Liability for Defective Components
Section 10.60 Liabilities of Remote Sellers and Distributors
Section 10.61 Successor Liability
Section 10.62 Burden of Proof
Section 10.63 Damages for Economic Loss(Economic Loss Rule)
Section 10.64 Punitive Damages
Section 10.65 Crashworthiness
Section 10.66 Federal Aviation Regulations
Section 10.67 Comparative Fault
Section 10.68 State of the Art
Section 10.69 Statute of Repose—General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994
Section 10.70 Contractual Disclaimers and Limitations
Section 10.71 Government Contractors
Section 10.72 Statutory and Regulatory Background
Section 10.73 Hazards to Air Transportation
Section 10.74 Security
Section 10.75 Property Claims
Section 10.76 Indemnity
Section 10.77 Rescue Services
Section 10.78 Surrounding Landowners
Section 10.79 Airport Service Providers
Section 10.80 Flight Instruction
Section 10.81 Utilities
Section 10.82 Other Landowners
Section 10.83 Available Resources for Factual Investigation and Problems of Proof
Section 10.84 The Aircraft
Section 10.85 National Transportation Safety Board Investigations, Reports, and Testimony
Section 10.86 Air Traffic Controller Accident Package
Section 10.87 Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Section 10.88 Emergency Services
Section 10.89 Local News Reports
Section 10.90 Interested Parties
Section 10.91 Military Investigation
Section 10.92 Federal Aviation Administration Pilot and Aircraft Records
Section 10.93 Enforcement Records
Section 10.94 Certification Records
Section 10.95 Aircraft Owner’s Records
Section 10.96 Pilot Logs
Section 10.97 Weather Information
Section 10.98 Manufacturing Records
Section 10.99 Airworthiness Directives
Section 10.100 Other Federal Aviation Administration Publications
Section 10.101 Legal Resources