Forum Non Conveniens Victories

Unmatched Experience Foreign Cases in the U.S.

Air travel is an international business by nature. Aircrafts manufactured in the U.S. or abroad are flown all over the world. Wisner Law Firm represents passengers that have been injured and family members of passengers that have lost their lives in crashes which occurred outside of the U.S. The airlines, aircraft manufactures, and component manufacturers often respond to those international lawsuits with the defense of forum non conveniens. Forum non conveniens is a request that that Court sitting in the U.S. dismiss the lawsuit and order the plaintiff to file the lawsuit in a foreign jurisdiction of defendant’s choosing. Forum non conveniens motions are routine in aviation cases arising from crashes abroad. Wisner Law Firm has a long, unmatched history of keeping cases arising from crashes abroad in the U.S.
Below are examples of cases arising from incident abroad which Wisner Law Firm has kept in the U.S. despite defendant’s attempts to have the case dismissed to a foreign jurisdiction.

2019

Wadea v. Boeing, arising from the failed take-off and emergency evacuation of Boeing aircraft operated by Thomas Cook Airlines as Flight MT 519 from Hurghada, Egypt to London, United Kingdom

2018

Abboud v. Boeing, arising from the crash-landing of Boeing aircraft operated by Emirates Air as Flight EK 521 from Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reichenbach v. Honeywell International, Inc., arising from crash of a Pilatus aircraft in Switzerland

2016

Whitehurst, et al. v. Cessna, et al., arising from crash of Cessna aircraft in Botswana

2015

Fah, et al. v. Pacific Propeller International filed arising from crash of Bombardier aircraft in Papua New Guinea

2011

Stafford, et al. v. The Boeing Co., et al. arising from crash-landing of Boeing aircraft operated by British Airways as Flight 038 at London Heathrow Airport

2010

Arik, et al. v. The Boeing Company, et al. arising from crash of Boeing aircraft operated by Atlasjet as Flight 4203 in Turkey

Sabantino, et al. v. The Boeing Corp., et al. arising from the inhalation of fume on a Boeing aircraft operated by XL Airlines from London to Orlando, Florida

Björkstam, et al. v Learjet, et al. arising from crash an executive jet aircraft in Mexico City, Mexico

Thronton, et al. v. Lambert Leasing arising from a commuter airplane crash in Australia

2009

Vivas, et al. v. Boeing, et al. arising from crash of Boeing aircraft operated as a commuter flight in Peru

Thronton, et al. v. Hamilton Sunstrand Corp., arising from a commuter airplane crash in Australia

2003

Layug v. AAR Aircraft & Engine Group, Inc., arising from crash of Boeing aircraft operated by Air Philippines in the Philippines

2002

Layug v. AAR Aircraft & Engine Group, Inc., arising from crash of Boeing aircraft operated by Air Philippines in the Philippines

2001

Layug v. AAR Aircraft & Engine Group, Inc., arising from crash of Boeing aircraft operated by Air Philippines in the Philippines

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Alexandra M. Wisner is an aviation attorney that focuses her practice on complex product liability and claims brought under the Montreal Convention. Since joining Wisner Law Firm, P.C. in July 2014, Alexandra has served as co-counsel with the aviation attorney Floyd A. Wisner on an array of aviation litigation & law matters.

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