Race discrimination claim preempted by Warsaw Convention
Sewer v. LIAT (1974) Ltd. (D. Virgin Islands Feb. 16, 2011). The plaintiff had purchased a ticket for a LIAT flight from the British Virgin Islands to Antigua. The flight was overbooked, so airline personnel informed the plaintiff that he would have to take a later flight. Undeterred, the plaintiff (and the other waiting would-be … More Race discrimination claim preempted by Warsaw Convention