Summary Passenger suing Delta for being hit by cart on flight to JFK. Hamilton seeking damages for negligence in training workers. Delta faces bigger litigation issues beyond beverage cart incident.
The New York Post reported that a passenger is suing Delta Air Lines after a beverage cart hit her multiple times. Anyone used to flying is familiar with how little space there is to go around - it is often difficult for two people to walk past each other in an aircraft aisle. It is of little surprise that passengers are occasionally bumped by the food or beverage cart during a flight.
In 2022, a food cart hit an American Airlines passenger on the head . Suing is common in the aviation industry - in 2020, Delta flight attendants even sued over new uniforms . Florida woman sues Delta after being hit by cart The lawsuit by the woman suing Delta Air Lines claims that she was "seriously" injured on a flight to New York's John F.
Kennedy International Airport. The passenger is Florida resident Gail Hamilton and claims to have harm done to her right shoulder after the flight attendant "unexpectedly struck" her multiple times with the "loaded cart." Gail Hamilton made the claims in the Manhattan federal court filing.
It is unclear just how injured Hamilton was in the incident. "Hamilton, who is seeking unspecified damages, accused Delta and the unidentified employee of negligence for failing to properly train workers and failing to safely operate the cart in the aisle of the plane." - NY Post Hamilton is reported to be seeking unspecified damages.
She is also accusing Delta of failing to properly train workers while also accusing the unnamed flight attendant of failing to safely operate the cart. The incident took place on Delta Flight 263 from Paris to New York on June 21 2022. While many people have phobias of flying, these typically do no extend to fears of being bumped by beverage carts.
A lawsuit against the company was filed in a federal court in late January. Delta has bigger litigation cases to fry Earlier this month, passengers moved to sue Delta for refunds after their flights were canceled as a result of a global IT meltdown . For its part, Delta Air Lines has enlisted the high-profile lawyer David Boies (who has handled some high-profile cases in the past) to seek damage from CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
It was a faulty update from CrowdStrike (a software company) that had global effects on Microsoft systems on July 19. Meanwhile, the US Department of Transportation has begun an investigation into the week-long Delta Air Lines meltdown following the IT outage. Scott+Scott Attorneys (a US-based law firm focusing on antitrust, securities, and consumer litigation) has also launched an investigation into whether Delta Air Line's leadership was in breach of its duties .
Whatever happens in Hamilton's case regarding the beverage cart encounter, Delta Air Lines seems to have more pressing litigation issues on its mind..
