An airline limitation device; used in the unlikely event of 'water landings,' laws cap recovery

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The Warsaw Convention will govern recovery in TWA Flight 800 cases, and plaintiffs will have to prove willful misconduct on the part of the airline. Members of the International Air Transport Assn have yielded to political pressure in an attempt to waive the requirement for such proof, but such waiver is not expected to receive federal approval until too late to apply to Flight 800. The laws of each member country will govern the assessment of damages. For Americans, this means the Death on the High Seas Act, which states only family members financially dependent on victims can receive damages.

Liability for aircraft accidents, international, Contiguous zones (Maritime law), Contiguous zones (Law of the sea)

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Questions of authority; jurisdiction cases crop up as Internet sales erase borders

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Personal jurisdiction presents one problem with the information superhighway, and courts have only begun to handle jurisdictional issues involving the Internet and World Wide Web in the mid-1990s. The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit is one court that has done so at the federal level, and more cases will be filed as commerce becomes increasingly global. Most of the cases have so far been trademark disputes, but courts have also considered Information Highway jurisdiction issues.

Telegraph & other communications, Specialized Telecom Services, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Usage, Internet, Internet services, states

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High-tech heat seeking; warrantless use of detection device splits appeals courts

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The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in United States v. Ishmael that the warrantless use of a thermal imager was not a Fourth Amendment violation. Thermal imagers are camera-like devices detecting heat emanating from structures and the ground and can thus detect grow lights used to grow marijuana indoors. Police are using this and other technological devices more to catch criminals, and technological innovations outpace growth in the law used to deal with them.

Innovations, Laws, regulations and rules, Searches and seizures, Criminal investigation, Imaging systems, Electronic equipment, Electronics in criminal investigation

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