{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"Arzu v. American Airlines: The AED Malfunction Appeal","slug":"arzu-v-american-airlines-the-aed-malfunction-appeal","published_at":"2026-05-19T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/arzu-v-american-airlines-the-aed-malfunction-appeal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/Arzu-v--American-Airlines-The-AED-Malfunction-Appeal-e3jid3i","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/120189490/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-18%2Fe43af245-5da5-840c-63e7-3a8c6d735583.m4a","summary":"This episode from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addresses a lawsuit against American Airlines following the tragic death of a teenager during an international flight. The plaintiff sought to hold the airline liable under the Montreal Convention , arguing that the crew's ineffective medical response and a malfunctioning defibrillator (AED) constituted a compensable "accident." The court affirmed that a poor medical response or a deviation from internal policy does not qualify as an accident under international treaty standards. However, the judges reversed the lower court's ruling regarding the AED failure , finding that a non-functional device would violate FAA regulations and could be seen as an unusual event. Consequently, the court allowed the claims specifically related to the defibrillator malfunction to proceed to trial while dismissing the breach of contract and general negligence theories.","meta_description":"This episode from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addresses a lawsuit against American Airlines following the tragic death of a teenager during an inte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3857,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/arzu-v-american-airlines-the-aed-malfunction-appeal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/arzu-v-american-airlines-the-aed-malfunction-appeal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}