October 2009

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International Tourism Law Seminar @ Beja (Portugal)

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 30 October, 2009 - 18:40
Next Friday, November 6th, the Polytechnic of Beja, in Portugal, will hold an International Seminar on Tourism Law.

Organized with the support of the University of the Balearic Island, in Spain, the event will be focused on the regulation of hospitality, in Portugal and Spain.
Michael Wukoschitz's picture

USA: Lawsuit against pilots dismissed

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 20 October, 2009 - 20:14
Continental Airlines alleged that nine pilots obtained "sham" divorces from their spouses for the purpose of withdrawing pension funds early. However, US District Judge Gray H. Miller held that ERISA, the federal statute governing pensions, does not authorize corporate human resources departments to second-guess the validity of a lawful family court divorce judgments.
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European Union: European Consumer Consultive Group publishes opinion on Commission Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 16 October, 2009 - 15:23
The European Consumer Consultative Group (ECCG), the Commission's main forum to consult national and European consumer organisations, on Oct. 6 published a prelimniary opinion on the Commission Proposal for a Directive on consumer rights.
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Japan: arline asks passengers to use toilet before boarding

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 15 October, 2009 - 17:48
From Oct. 1st All Nippon Airways has started to ask passengers to use the toilet before boarding, to reduce carbon emissions. If only half of the passenger followed the advice, the airline hopes that the weight saved will lead to a five-tonne reduction in carbon emissions over a month.

Source: telegraph.co.uk; find article here>>.
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USA: passenger rights group sues Delta for alledged email hacking

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 15 October, 2009 - 16:05

FlyersRights.org sued Delta and an FAA contractor on Tuesday, alleging that the companies conspired to derail the group’s efforts to persuade Congress to enact a passenger rights bill that would limit tarmac delays to three hours.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Houston, alleges that Delta and the contractor, Metron Aviation of Dulles, Va., used "hacked" emails in an attempt to discredit the group and to fire a Metron employee who had been passingFAA data on delays to FlyersRights.org.

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Austria: misrepresentation by agent attributable to timesharing contractor

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 13 October, 2009 - 19:55
Plaintiff had entered into a timesharing contract through an agent whom he (also) had assigned himself. The agent had falsely stated plaintiff's usage rights would be safeguarded by registration in the land register. Trusting the agent, plaintiff didn't read the contract carefully. As there was no registration of his rights he contested the validity of the contract based on deception. Austrian Supreme Court in decision 6 Ob 109/09m of July 2, 2009 confirmed judgements of the lower instances attributing the misrepresentation by the agent to the timeshare contractor.
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USA: DOT warns airlines to follow lost luggage-rules

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 12 October, 2009 - 16:06
In a newly issued notice, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reminded airlines that they may not arbitrarily limit compensation for passengers who purchase necessities because their baggage is lost or delayed. A number of carriers have policies stating that they will reimburse passengers only for buying necessities purchased more than 24 hours after arrival and limiting such reimbursements to the outbound legs of trips.
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