Lawsuit Against AA-- Mistreatment of Pregnant Passenger, Emotional Support Dog
Aug 7, 2019, 1:20 pm
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Lawsuit Against AA-- Mistreatment of Pregnant Passenger, Emotional Support Dog
A lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleges an American Airlines flight attendant mistreated a pregnant passenger who tried to bring an emotional support service dog aboard the business-class section of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles in April 2019.
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
Aug 7, 2019, 7:26 pm
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A lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleges an American Airlines flight attendant mistreated a pregnant passenger who tried to bring an emotional support service dog aboard the business-class section of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles in April 2019.
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
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Given that I haven't been able to read the full story, from the OP and the intro on the website I think I have the gist of the story: The flight attendant shoved a full-term pregnant woman in a kennel and locked her in the bathroom while her emotional support dog ate trail mix in her Business Class seat - have I got that right?
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Aug 7, 2019, 8:24 pm
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What a coincidence that as I got towards the end there was a section titled - Prayer for Relief- that's exactly what I was engaged in at that instant
Aug 7, 2019, 8:28 pm
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A lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleges an American Airlines flight attendant mistreated a pregnant passenger who tried to bring an emotional support service dog aboard the business-class section of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles in April 2019.
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessrev...7&utm_term=dbr
Aug 7, 2019, 8:38 pm
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So, if the kennel was too big to fit into the lav without hitting it with the door, then the kennel was too big and didn't belong on the plane.
I find it odd that a pregnant women traveling with her husband and elderly father, requires an emotional support animal to fly.... but that's another rant.
Aug 7, 2019, 8:49 pm
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I'm no defender of AA or any other airline but I can't believe an actual lawyer decided to file that lawsuit. Even if everything in that complaint is true (and at the very least a lot seems to have been left out), i to me doesn't rise to the level of a federal lawsuit.
Aug 7, 2019, 9:49 pm
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Filing in federal court has to do with the amount of damages sought (more than $75k) and different states of domicile for plaintiff and defendant. It’s not necessarily related to the importance of the case.
Aug 7, 2019, 9:57 pm
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What does pregnancy have to do with this? I'm confused.
Aug 7, 2019, 10:15 pm
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This is a terrible case where AA completely ignored the mental anguish of a passenger, ignored their own carrier agreement with passengers, and violated every standard of decency.
lol
Sounds like the preface of 33% of AA sub-forum threads!
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Aug 7, 2019, 10:47 pm
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I didn’t make it past the “Parties” section of the complaint. My eyes had enough after seeing them call American “United” and repeatedly flub principle vs. principal.
Aug 8, 2019, 6:41 am
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Yeah, she was traveling with her husband and father? Emotional support animal? More like pet. I hope that the jury sees this. Time to put a stop to this nonsense.