Chan v. Korean Air Lines, Ltd.: The United States Supreme Court Eliminates the American Rule to the Warsaw Convention

This Article reviews the effect of the Supreme Court decision in Chan v. Korean Air Lines which restricted the legal techniques used in the United States to overcome the recovery limits on personal injury claims in airline disasters. The Article looks at the history of the Warsaw Convention, the rules which American courts developed over the years to circumvent the Convention, and the possible international, political consequences of this decision.