A passenger who survived the deadly Southwest 1380 flight filed
a lawsuit against the airline carrier after an engine exploded earlier this month, killing one person on board and leading dozens of others to prepare for an untimely death.
Lawsuit against airline - Flight attendant was negligent in the manner in which she moved or handled the luggage causing a piece of luggage to fall from the overhead compartment and strike plaintiff's head and / or other part (s) of plaintiff's body
Not exact matches
Last month, WestJet
Airlines filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class - action
lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment
against female employees.
The Supreme Court on declined to revive a New York real estate developer's
lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two
airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs
Her
lawsuit alleges «false imprisonment, emotional distress and negligence»
against United
Airlines.
If a pilot's error caused an accident, an injured passenger can filed a personal injury
lawsuit against the pilot, but also
against the
airline.
Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org noted: «This decision leaves passengers with the onerous burden of having to file
lawsuits in multiple countries to preserve their rights to recovery for personal injury, death, baggage or delay compensation
against airlines.