Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

South African Airways v. Brink's Ltd.

S. Afr. Airways v. Brink's Ltd., 519 U.S. 1116 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-02-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that an individual's statement to the SSA that he was disabled and unable to work barred his subsequent ADA claim
  • “Venue ‘concerns only the place where the case may be tried[,]’ whereas jurisdiction ‘has to do with the authority or power of a court to try a case.’ ”
  • law of forum jurisdiction, not an international standard of “dol”, determines what con duct constitutes wilful misconduct that deprives a carrier of limited liability protection
  • plaintiff estopped from arguing that he is qualified under the ADA

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.