Couple sues United for overserving husband!
Just found this in the Chicago Tribune this morning, wow...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...,7796929.story This is no bar bet, it's a lawsuit. Can you get drunk on a flight, then sue the airline for giving you the booze? A husband and wife are suing United Airlines for "negligently" overserving alcohol during a flight from Osaka, Japan, to San Francisco, saying the carrier's drinks fueled the domestic violence involving the two shortly after their plane landed. Fortified with Burgundy wine allegedly supplied at 20-minute intervals by United crew members during the December 2006 trip, Yoichi Shimamoto became so inebriated "that he could not manage himself," according to a lawsuit filed Dec. 5 in U.S. District Court in Tampa. Shimamoto was arrested, accused of disorderly conduct and battery after he struck his wife, Ayisha, six times, injuring her face and upper lip as they were heading through U.S. Customs in San Francisco, the complaint said. The lawsuit is highly unusual and will likely hinge on whether Chicago-based United, in effect, operated a flying bar that's subject to the same legal liabilities as earthbound drinking establishments, legal experts said. ... |
Lawsuits like this one are the reason why we have those threads complaining about FA's cutting off people's alcohol. :td:
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Originally Posted by warreng24
(Post 10921574)
Lawsuits like this one are the reason why we have those threads complaining about FA's cutting off people's alcohol. :td:
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I do wish the judge would tell this woman the following... excuse me madam but your husband is over 21 and it is his responsiblity to live with the consequences!!! You should be suing YOUR husband and not the airline since they are not his baby sitter!!!
What in the world are these people thinking..... I am not THAT old but my parents taught me when I become 21 I get a heap of privilages but an even bigger heap of responsibilities one of which incl. alcohol. I was allowed to drink but at the same time responsible for the reactions. Why do courts always rewards those who "forget" the responsiblities part of the deal? If you want to be treated as a child fine - but you give up ALL the other privialges you get as an adult too. |
Originally Posted by danielb6752
(Post 10921521)
Yoichi Shimamoto became so inebriated "that he could not manage himself," according to a lawsuit filed Dec. 5 in U.S. District Court in Tampa.
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Good Service At least!
What the article failed to point out was how impressive it was that the FAs were actually around enough to provide him with a new glass of wine every 20 minutes. I would love to fly with that crew! ;)
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Originally Posted by lilpisher
(Post 10921690)
What the article failed to point out was how impressive it was that the FAs were actually around enough to provide him with a new glass of wine every 20 minutes. I would love to fly with that crew! ;)
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1. I don't believe this. UA crews would never serve pax that often.
2. These fivolous lawsuits seem to crop up more and more when the economy is in the dumpster. Oh well. |
Just another example of someone refusing to take responsiblity for their own actions. Pathetic.
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I dunno ... there's a lot of case law that puts some responsibility on bartenders for serving people who are drunk. I think United deserves some of the blame... and I'd bet dollars to donuts that a jury would agree with that. Look for them to settle out of court.
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Originally Posted by moeve
(Post 10921598)
your husband is over 21 and it is his responsiblity to live with the consequences!
Originally Posted by moeve
(Post 10921598)
What in the world are these people thinking.
Originally Posted by Uniter
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I think United deserves some of the blame
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Originally Posted by qasr
(Post 10921832)
1. I don't believe this. UA crews would never serve pax that often.
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 10921881)
Except that bars are held liable if one of their customers gets drunk and commits a crime (such as DUI or vehicular homicide), so the precedent is already there.
The point being, anyone can file a lawsuit -- whether it will be successful is another matter. |
Talk about a frivolous lawsuit :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by g_leyser
(Post 10922052)
Talk about a frivolous lawsuit :rolleyes:
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