The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and litigation aftermath

In this IIL aviation lecture Des Barry outlined the legal issues involved in the 9/11 litigation and explain how they were resolved favourably for the aviation insurance market. The keys to the successful resolution of this litigation have universal applicability to all insurance related litigation.

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States was a watershed event and an act of war that caused enormous loss of life and the destruction of the World Trade Center building complex in lower Manhattan. Congress enacted legislation ten days later to limit the liability of the potential civil defendants to the amount of their liability insurance coverage. Wrongful death, personal injury, subrogated property damage and business interruption claims exceeded $30 billion but the insurance carried by the principal aviation defendants (two airlines and their security companies) was much less. Through continuous risk analysis and changing strategy, all litigated claims were resolved for less than the available coverage.

By the end of this lecture members would have gained an insight into:

• The enormity of the civil litigation following the unprecedented 9/11 attacks
• The complex legal and strategic issues involved in that litigation
• How the litigation was resolved favourably for the aviation insurance market

Speaker Bio:
Des Barry is a Senior Partner of the aviation specialist law firm, Condon & Forsyth LLP, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. He has been lead counsel for defendants in several major loss litigations and is one of the most respected aviation defence lawyers in the United States. He was lead counsel for American Airlines and the court appointed Liaison Counsel for all defendants in the recently concluded 16 year litigation arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Mr. Barry is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former decorated combat officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Chair:
Nick Brown, CEO, Global Aerospace.

CPD events are open to CII and PFS members
Registration closes at 12pm two working days before the event date
For events held in The Old Library, Lloyd's pass holders may also attend and do not need to register
Original Photo ID (Driving Licence, Passport, Work ID with company logo and full name) is required to gain entry to all venues

Conditions:

• Email confirmations and original photo ID must be produced to security staff at the lecture venue
• Attendance confirmations are non-transferable to any other person or lecture
• All venues have limited capacity and registration and/or a Lloyd's pass does not guarantee admission

Please let us know what we can do to make our events fully accessible to you.

Contact:
Please contact Patricia Pedraza (07463 028327) with any queries regarding the CPD events programme.

To view our image and video capture consent statement, please click here.