I've never been a litigious person, having always believed that lawyers who use shotgun-effect, frivolous lawsuits are leeches on the economy and detrimental to society. However, I'm on the fence here. On one hand, I feel that there is but one person ultimately responsible for the 9-11 tragedy, and to seek retribution from anyone else is absurd. On the other hand, for decades airlines have fought most advanced screening systems and technology (not to mention qualified security) with the argument that they are cumbersome on their schedules and bottom lines. Though no one deserves what happened on that day, perhaps the airlines left the door wide open. Pipe in and help me fall off the fence!
United Sued for WTC Hijacking Attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The widow of a New Hampshire man who was a passenger on the United Air Lines flight that slammed into the World Trade Center filed on Thursday what is believed to be the first suit against an airline stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks.
The wrongful death suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that United breached its duty to care for the safety of the passengers on Flight 175. The suit filed by Ellen Mariani, whose husband, Louis, was killed in the attack, seeks unspecified damages.
The Nolan Law Group, the Chicago firm that filed the suit, said it believed this was the first action against an airline seeking to hold it liable for the hijacking.
Louis Mariani, a 59-year-old retired sales coordinator at H.P. Hood, died when the plane hit Tower Number Two of the World Trade Center. The suit alleged that he suffered severe fright and terror before dying in the crash.
A spokesman for United said the airline does not comment on pending litigation.
United Sued for WTC Hijacking Attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The widow of a New Hampshire man who was a passenger on the United Air Lines flight that slammed into the World Trade Center filed on Thursday what is believed to be the first suit against an airline stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks.
The wrongful death suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that United breached its duty to care for the safety of the passengers on Flight 175. The suit filed by Ellen Mariani, whose husband, Louis, was killed in the attack, seeks unspecified damages.
The Nolan Law Group, the Chicago firm that filed the suit, said it believed this was the first action against an airline seeking to hold it liable for the hijacking.
Louis Mariani, a 59-year-old retired sales coordinator at H.P. Hood, died when the plane hit Tower Number Two of the World Trade Center. The suit alleged that he suffered severe fright and terror before dying in the crash.
A spokesman for United said the airline does not comment on pending litigation.
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