14 CFR § 253.10 - Notice of contract of carriage choice-of-forum provisions.

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title: "14 CFR § 253.10 - Notice of contract of carriage choice-of-forum provisions."
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title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
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section_name: "Notice of contract of carriage choice-of-forum provisions."
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# 253.10 Notice of contract of carriage choice-of-forum provisions.

No carrier may impose any contract of carriage provision containing a choice-of-forum clause that attempts to preclude a passenger, or a person who purchases a ticket for air transportation on behalf of a passenger, from bringing a claim against a carrier in any court of competent jurisdiction, including a court within the jurisdiction of that passenger's residence in the United States (provided that the carrier does business within that jurisdiction).

[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2010-0140, 76 FR 23163, Apr. 25, 2011]