A landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal means that relatives of people who died from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) cannot claim compensation.
By Tristan O'Carroll
A landmark ruling today in the Court of Appeal means that relatives of people who died from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) cannot claim compensation.
The claimants have lost a Court of Appeal bid to overturn a legal ruling blocking their compensation claims.
Three senior judges dismissed their appeal against a decision that the airlines cannot be held liable under the terms of the 1929 Warsaw Convention.
Last year a court ruled the airlines were not liable. The ruling was based on the 1929 Warsaw Convention, which says DVT cannot be classed as an "accident", and therefore airlines cannot be held responsible.
The claimants said they will now take their fight to the House of Lords.
However the airlines - and their insurers - could find themselves fighting a swathe of future claims if a Bill introduced to Parliament this week is made law. The Bill aims to giving airlines a legal responsibility for the health of their passengers.
