GPT on Question 48, Sep 30

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 published, binding Eleventh Circuit precedent. It has not been overruled or abrogated. The Supreme Court denied certiorari.

The court’s central holding was:

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

Id. at 1341. Thus, an action governed by the Montreal Convention must be brought within Article 35’s two-year period; otherwise, the right to damages is extinguished.

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**Yes.** As of March 2026, *Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co.*, 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019), remains published, binding Eleventh Circuit precedent. It has not been overruled or abrogated. The Supreme Court denied certiorari.
The court’s central holding was:
> “We hold that the Montreal Convention’s two-year limitations period is not subject to equitable tolling.”
*Id.* at 1341. Thus, an action governed by the Montreal Convention must be brought within Article 35’s two-year period; otherwise, the right to damages is extinguished.

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