In Re Nigeria Charter Flights Contract Litigation

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• noting that “some courts have found 24 fraud and negligence claims preempted by the Convention, . . . where those claims arose from 25 injuries within the Convention's substantive scope, e.g., personal injuries resulting from accidents 26 (Article 17
• “Because the two conventions’ preemptive language is substantially similar, they have ‘substantially the same preemptive effect.’”
• “[T]he Montreal Convention preempts state law claims falling within its scope.”
• “[W]here the circumstances raise the possibility of a principal-agent relationship, and no written authority for the agency is established, questions as to the existence and scope of the agency must be submitted to the jury.”
• “[T]he Montreal Convention preempts state law claims falling within its scope.”

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