Warsaw Convention - Admiralty Law

Green Computer AB v. Federal Express Corp. et al., 2004 FCA 111

In Carriage of Goods by Air on March 16, 2004 (Updated July 04, 2012)

This was a claim for the loss of one carton of integrated circuits valued at $50,000 carried by air from Sweden to Markham, Ontario. The Defendant air carrier argued that it was not liable as the Plaintiff had not given the notice required by Article 26 of the Warsaw Convention. Alternatively, the Defendant argued it was entitled to limit liability …

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Air Carriage - Limitation of Liability - Warsaw Convention

MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. v. Federal Express, 2003 BCCA 9

In Carriage of Goods by Air on January 7, 2003 (Updated July 04, 2012)

This was an appeal from an application by the Plaintiff for summary judgment for damage to computer equipment that occurred during the course of air carriage from Vancouver, British Columbia to Atlanta, Georgia. At trial, the Plaintiff sought to recover the full amount of its loss (approximately $240,000) or, in the alternative, the declared value amount of $214,000. The Defendant …

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