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Old Jan 15, 2024 | 7:13 am
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Originally Posted by mfirst
I will take the free miles, thank you
The first time a passenger sues a volunteer physician for trying the save them.... regardless of how much EtOH is involved on either end, my sense is the airlines will want to make that go away very quickly or the will find themselves in a difficult situation with no one wanting to help..... and the cost of diversions are not trivial
I asked a friend of mine who is defends physicians in malpractice suits and he felt a long the same lines.
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