GPT on Question 48, Sep 27

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 v. China Southern Airlines Co., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019), remains binding Eleventh Circuit precedent; it has not been overruled by the Eleventh Circuit en banc or abrogated by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court denied certiorari. Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., 140 S. Ct. 1114 (2020).

The court’s holding was:

“We hold that equitable tolling does not apply to the Montreal Convention’s two-year limitation period.”

925 F.3d at 1341. Thus, Article 35’s two-year period extinguishes an untimely Montreal Convention claim and cannot be extended through equitable tolling. The decision remains good law for that proposition, particularly within the Eleventh Circuit.

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**Yes.** As of March 2026, *Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co.*, 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019), remains binding Eleventh Circuit precedent; it has not been overruled by the Eleventh Circuit en banc or abrogated by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court denied certiorari. *Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co.*, 140 S. Ct. 1114 (2020).
The court’s holding was:
> “We hold that equitable tolling does not apply to the Montreal Convention’s two-year limitation period.”
925 F.3d at 1341. Thus, Article 35’s two-year period extinguishes an untimely Montreal Convention claim and cannot be extended through equitable tolling. The decision remains good law for that proposition, particularly within the Eleventh Circuit.

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