Strike – No Damages to Third Parties - McDermott Will & Emery

Strike – No Damages to Third Parties

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Paul Melot de Beauregard wrote this bylined article on the BAG (German Federal Labor Court) decision regarding a lawsuit over the air traffic controllers’ union strike at the Stuttgart and Frankfurt airports. The suit sought damages from the unions for cancelled flights. However, the BAG found that the plaintiffs were not entitled to damages as they were not parties to the labor dispute.