Montreal Convention raises liability limits for international airplane crashes.(International Civil Aviation Organization updates Warsaw Convention Act) From: Trial | Date: August 1, 1999| Author: Gelhaus, Lisa | COPYRIGHT 1999 American Association for Justice. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Victims of international airline crashes are poised for better compensation now that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has updated the Warsaw Convention Act.

The Montreal Convention is the first major revision of the Convention Act since its inception in 1929. The act established international regulations for airline claims involving death, injury, or loss of or damage to cargo or baggage. The new accord, named after the ICAO's conference in Montreal, ...

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