A troubling discovery last September on a Boston-bound plane received an unexpected response from American Airlines in a legal filing. In an effort to not be held financially liable in a civil lawsuit in Texas, attorneys for American Airlines appeared to blame a 9-year-old girl for allowing herself to be secretly recorded by a flight attendant’s phone in an airplane…

I would certainly hope so.

  • deezbutts@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    From the article, take it or leave it:

    American Airlines released a statement denouncing the filing: "Our outside legal counsel retained with our insurance company made an error in this filing. The included defense is not representative of our airline and we have directed it be amended this morning. We do not believe this child is at fault and we take the allegations involving a former team member very seriously.

    • spittingimage@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

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