XX Asserting and Avoiding the Preemption Defense By Stuart Starry* XX.1 Preemption: Generally When I was a defense lawyer, the most powerful weapon in my arsenal was the preemption defense. On several occasions I totally annihilated my opponents by...
Reprinted from TRIAL, March 1994, p. 48. Transportation Preemption in the skies Stuart J. Starry Stuart J. Starry is a partner with Fleming, Hovenkamp & Grayson in Houston. A version of this article appeared in The Brief, Fall 1993 (American Bar Association.) It...
TEXAS LAWYER, Dec. 7, 1998 Ruling Opens Door for PI Suits Against Airlines in State Courts By John Council Plaintiffs have their choice of competent aviation attorneys in Texas. But if a federal appellate challenge to the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act is specifically...
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