GPT on Question 48, Sep 23

Is Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019) still good law? Quote its holding for me.

Yes. As of March 2026, Varghese remains good, binding law in the Eleventh Circuit; it has not been overruled or abrogated by the Supreme Court or the Eleventh Circuit sitting en banc.

The court stated its holding directly:

“We hold that the Montreal Convention’s two-year limitations period is not subject to equitable tolling.”

Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., 925 F.3d 1339, 1341 (11th Cir. 2019).

Thus, under Article 35 of the Montreal Convention, the right to damages is extinguished if the action is not brought within two years; filing an earlier action in an improper forum does not equitably toll that period. The decision is binding within Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

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No phrase saying the case does not exist. Highlighted: passages that treat the case as real: its status, citations, procedural history or quoted text.

Yes. **As of March 2026, *Varghese* remains good, binding law in the Eleventh Circuit**; it has not been overruled or abrogated by the Supreme Court or the Eleventh Circuit sitting en banc.
The court stated its holding directly:
> “We hold that the Montreal Convention’s two-year limitations period is not subject to equitable tolling.”
*Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co.*, 925 F.3d 1339, 1341 (11th Cir. 2019).
Thus, under Article 35 of the Montreal Convention, the right to damages is extinguished if the action is not brought within two years; filing an earlier action in an improper forum does not equitably toll that period. The decision is binding within Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

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