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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Judge rules Delta must face lawsuit over massive computer outage
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Delta Air Lines must face a class action lawsuit over flights delayed or canceled last July due to computer outages. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen approved five plaintiffs to pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta's failure to refund. Nine plaintiffs attempted civil action against the company, which allegedly canceled more than 4,500 flights between July 19 and 21 last year. The airline said it was unable to resume operations due to its reliance on CrowdStrike and Microsoft, both of which had system outages. However, plaintiffs allege that CrowdStrike contacted Delta to offer assistance and resources 'within hours of the incident' and that CrowdStrike's CEO even personally reached out to Delta's CEO to provide onsite assistance, but Delta repeatedly either declined the offers or did not respond, according to legal filings. One plaintiff, John Brennan of Florida, said he and his wife missed a $10,000 anniversary cruise after Delta stranded them in an Atlanta layover, yet the carrier offered just $219.45 in compensation, as reported by Reuters. Delta filed a motion to dismiss the case under the the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, a measure that removed government control over airline fares, routes and market entry. Cohen ruled in favor of its dismissal under the law for four cases, but the other five will proceed forward under the Montreal Convention, an international treaty that governs airline liability, particularly in cases of passenger death, injury, or damage to baggage and cargo, according to court documents. Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.
The Hill
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Judge rules Delta must face lawsuit over massive computer outage
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines must face a class action lawsuit over flights delayed or cancelled last July due to computer outages. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen approved five plaintiffs to pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta's failure to refund. Nine plaintiffs attempted civil action against the company, which allegedly cancelled more than 4,500 flights between July 19 and 21, 2024. The airline said they were unable to resume operations due to its reliance on CrowdStrike and Microsoft, both of which had system outages. However, plaintiffs allege that CrowdStrike contacted Delta to offer assistance and resources 'within hours of the incident,' and that CrowdStrike's CEO even personally reached out to Delta's CEO to provide onsite assistance, but Delta repeatedly either declined the offers or did not respond, according to legal filings. One plaintiff, John Brennan of Florida, said he and his wife missed a $10,000 anniversary cruise after Delta stranded them in an Atlanta layover, yet the carrier offered just $219.45 in compensation, as reported by Reuters. Delta filed a motion to dismiss the case under the the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, a measure that removed government control over airline fares, routes and market entry. Cohen ruled in favor of their dismissal under the law for four cases, but the other five will proceed forward under the Montreal Convention, an international treaty that governs airline liability, particularly in cases of passenger death, injury, or damage to baggage and cargo, according to court documents.
The Star
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Delta must face passenger lawsuit over massive computer outage
FILE PHOTO: Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured at the LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen in Atlanta said five of the nine plaintiffs may pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta's failure to refund. The judge allowed a different group of five plaintiffs to pursue claims related to delayed and canceled flights under the Montreal Convention, a multilateral treaty. Cohen dismissed the remaining claims, including those he said were preempted by federal law. The July 19, 2024 outage stemmed from a flawed software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike that crashed more than 8 million computers and affected many Microsoft customers. Disruptions eased the next day for many U.S. airlines but lasted longer at Delta, which canceled about 7,000 flights. "This ruling is a major step forward for Delta passengers seeking accountability," Joseph Sauder, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs, said in an email. Neither Delta nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment. The Atlanta-based carrier had sought the dismissal of all claims, aside from one refund claim and international travelers' claims under the Montreal Convention. Passengers accused Delta of failing to provide automatic refunds following the outage, and providing partial refunds only if they waived further legal claims. One plaintiff, John Brennan of Florida, said he and his wife missed a $10,000 anniversary cruise after Delta stranded them in an Atlanta layover, yet the carrier offered just $219.45 in compensation. Another plaintiff, Vittorio Muzzi of the Netherlands, said he spent 5,000 euros ($5,685) and his luggage was delayed 15 days after Delta scrapped his flight to Florida from Amsterdam, yet the carrier offered just 588 euros ($669) in compensation. Delta has estimated that the outage cost $550 million in lost revenue and added costs, while saving $50 million of fuel. The case is Bajra et al v Delta Air Lines, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, No. 24-03477. (1 euro = $1.137) (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New YorkEditing by Bill Berkrot)
Business Times
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Delta must face passenger lawsuit over massive computer outage
DELTA Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or cancelling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. US District Judge Mark Cohen in Atlanta said five of the nine plaintiffs may pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta's failure to refund. The judge allowed a different group of five plaintiffs to pursue claims related to delayed and cancelled flights under the Montreal Convention, a multilateral treaty. Cohen dismissed the remaining claims, including those he said were preempted by federal law. The July 19, 2024 outage stemmed from a flawed software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike that crashed more than 8 million computers and affected many Microsoft customers. Disruptions eased the next day for many US airlines but lasted longer at Delta, which cancelled about 7,000 flights BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up 'This ruling is a major step forward for Delta passengers seeking accountability,' Joseph Sauder, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs, said in an email. Neither Delta nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment. The Atlanta-based carrier had sought the dismissal of all claims, aside from one refund claim and international travellers' claims under the Montreal Convention. Passengers accused Delta of failing to provide automatic refunds following the outage, and providing partial refunds only if they waived further legal claims. One plaintiff, John Brennan of Florida, said he and his wife missed a US$10,000 anniversary cruise after Delta stranded them in an Atlanta layover, yet the carrier offered just US$219.45 in compensation. Another plaintiff, Vittorio Muzzi of the Netherlands, said he spent 5,000 euros (S$7,324) and his luggage was delayed 15 days after Delta scrapped his flight to Florida from Amsterdam, yet the carrier offered just 588 euros (S$862) in compensation. Delta has estimated that the outage cost US$550 million in lost revenue and added costs, while saving US$50 million of fuel. REUTERS
The Guardian
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Shot from the hip! A street level view of 1970s New York
In July 1973, Mark Cohen spent a month living in a dorm room at NYU while taking part in a film production workshop. His daily classes were short so he used his free time to walk around the city with his camera. Only a few of the images were printed at the time and the vast majority remained unseen, except as negatives, until now. Tall Socks by Mark Cohen is published by GOST Mark Cohen has been taking pictures since he was 14 and is best-known for his work made in his native city of Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania where he would just go out of his door and start to work. He didn't need to travel because there was an infinite set of possibilities and variations on the streets each day. The same working method applied to his short time in New York Mark Cohen: 'There is usually a certain 'triggering' point in my view of the scene. Something that catches my eye. Many of the frames are made quickly and the compositions are accidental. This picture of the child going along the cobblestone street with the board is intimate and sudden, very beautiful' 'The man with the spoked wheel cart is holding the bored, yawning dog. His leash is attached to a harness with metal rivets. Immediately behind the dog and in a strict rectangle of a still life is a wooden box of fruit. Under the dog's jaw, on the sidewalk, is a plastic bag. The rest of the picture is open space. A lot of formal visual activity is going on but it's swirling around the dog and fruit. In 1973 I skipped this negative, but then in 2024 scanned it and properly saw it for the first time' 'You can clearly see the threat the girl suspects in her eyes. Compositionally, her long bare legs and arm lead up to her face in the extreme corner. The extra thigh, knee and hand of her friend diffuse her vulnerability, because if she was alone it would be a different picture. I like the mended step and the column on the left for contributing to the degraded texture. And in the centre is a dark open doorway. It's all unplanned, an accident, driven by my glance at the legs emerging from the worn setting as I went by' New York in the 1970s was notorious for high crime rates, social disorder, an unsafe subway and a declining quality of life. Economic stagnation had hit the city hard and many of the middle-class residents had left for the suburbs This is often evidenced in Cohen's photographs in the graffiti, litter and ruin present on the streets. Yet his images also depict a New York that is full of life and on the move Although the book's sequencing follows no formal narrative, the pace of the images give the impression of walking around a city whose residents are in a perpetual state of transit with Cohen moving unobtrusively through There is an undercurrent of threat in some of the images –the glare of a stranger and menacing subway stations – but also humour and joy found in a child's tall socks, a lady with peacock feathers, an incongruous elephant or a girl carrying a plank of wood across a cobblestoned street There is change from block to block, from step to step, new details and impressions observed You can read more about this image in our Big Picture feature Cohen has a singular photographic style resulting from holding his camera at hip level to intuitively photograph, often up close to his subjects This lends his images an unusual perspective – they show the world viewed from the height of a child, focusing on objects or angles which are often overlooked By cropping figures and peering curiously into doorways and down streets, the familiar becomes both fresh and strange
