Mediation: The Common Sense Solution to Solving the Myriad Choice of Law Issues in Complex Aviation Accident Cases

Authors

Michael J. Holland, Condon & Forsyth LLP

Abstract

Six minutes after Swissair First Officer Stefan Loew advised Canadian air traffic control authorities that Swissair Flight 111 had declared an emergency, that electric power had been lost and that the crew was attempting to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing by using flashlights, Swissair Flight 111, an MD-11 aircraft, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean some nine miles off the coast of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, resulting in the death of 215 passengers and 14 crewmembers abroad the ill-fated flight.

Disciplines

Air and Space Law | Conflict of Laws | Disaster Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Transportation Law

Recommended Citation

Michael J. Holland, Mediation: The Common Sense Solution to Solving the Myriad Choice of Law Issues in Complex Aviation Accident Cases, 9 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 333 (2008).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol9/iss2/8