A New York federal court lacks jurisdiction to hear a products liability case against Airbus for injuries a flight attendant incurred on a flight from Boston to Washington, D.C., Eastern District Judge Denis Hurley has ruled.

Hurley granted a motion to dismiss the case brought by flight attendant Mary Jo Merritt, rejecting her argument that Airbus had sufficient contacts in New York to support personal jurisdiction over the company.

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