Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
South African Airways v. Brink's Ltd.
117 S. Ct. 959
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1997-02-18
- Topic
- general
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 | plaintiff estopped from arguing that he is qualified under the ADA
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.