More Southwest fun...Passengers Sue Over Missed Inspections

[PreContact]

This could potentially involve tens of thousands of passengers and go as far back as 2002! Hope they have some good lawyers in DAL!

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/15/business/NA-FIN-US-Southwest-Airlines-Lawsuit.php

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama: Four passengers are suing Southwest Airlines in federal court over flights by dozens of planes that missed inspections during a period of about six years.
The lawsuit filed in Birmingham, Alabama, seeks class-action status. Its claims include breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and negligent and reckless operation of an aircraft.
The suit filed Friday contends the class likely covers more than 10,000 people.
It seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the Dallas-based airline.

 

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The Plaintiffs have no damages.

Without even looking I smell Dickie Scruggs.

Even in Alabama, one motion to move to Federal Ct. on jurisdiction and one motion to dismiss. Shame we do not have the "English Rule" so SWA could recover expenses.

 

[willNOTfly4free]

pathetic

 

[Mike man]

Four passengers are suing Southwest Airlines in federal court...

The New American Dream?

Sue to get rich!

 

[CitationUltra]

This could potentially involve tens of thousands of passengers and go as far back as 2002! Hope they have some good lawyers in DAL!

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/15/business/NA-FIN-US-Southwest-Airlines-Lawsuit.php

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama: Four passengers are suing Southwest Airlines in federal court over flights by dozens of planes that missed inspections during a period of about six years.
The lawsuit filed in Birmingham, Alabama, seeks class-action status. Its claims include breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and negligent and reckless operation of an aircraft.
The suit filed Friday contends the class likely covers more than 10,000 people.
It seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the Dallas-based airline.

Objection!

No actual damages. No proximate relationship to injury of any kind, shape or form.

Dismissed.

Countersuit for wrongful misuse of the process.

 

[328dude]

This just in, American, Delta and United will be sued as well when this one falls apart.

Pathetic.

 

[Raoul Duke]

People have tried this before, there is no individual standing under the Federal Aviation Act, they will get exactly what they deserve, a double high tird sandwich

 

[Falcon Jet 1]

Actually Scruggs is going to jail for his insurance bribe.

 

[Ty Webb]

No damages . . . . Curious to see who filed this- if it's just some sole practioner, or an established firm specializing in "class action" work.

 

[contrail67]

This just in, American, Delta and United will be sued as well when this one falls apart.

Pathetic.

Why are they starting with SWA?

 

[vixin]

Because we can afford to pay them something. It will go nowhere. Just think if it did. What precedent would that set for the other airlines? It would destroy American.

 

[luckytohaveajob]

How do you figure no damages if you were on one of the canceled flights?

If you were canceled during the inspection period, had a multi-million dollar meeting you missed, and lost the deal, I see a damage.

Sounds like gross neglect and incompetence to me by both SWA and AMR.

 

[pianoman]

How do you figure no damages if you were on one of the canceled flights?

If you were canceled during the inspection period, had a multi-million dollar meeting you missed, and lost the deal, I see a damage.

Sounds like gross neglect and incompetence to me by both SWA and AMR.

I believe the contract of carriage at airlines absolves them of financial responsibility for things like you describe.

IOW you buying the ticket means you agree to their rules; kind of like buying Windows and clicking 'I Agree'.

 

[willNOTfly4free]

I'd be curious to see how this turns out. I'm sure SWA and AMR have lawyers on hand waiting to destroy these types of frivolous lawsuits.

Large airlines probably deal with numerous frivolous lawsuits every year. I'm sure most do not make it to the news media.

 

[starchkr]

How do you figure no damages if you were on one of the canceled flights?

If you were canceled during the inspection period, had a multi-million dollar meeting you missed, and lost the deal, I see a damage.

Sounds like gross neglect and incompetence to me by both SWA and AMR.

I understand where you are going with this, but if you had a "multi-million dollar deal" and you missed it because of a cancelled flight, then you did not deserve to even be considerred for the possibility of having that deal. Get your butt on another airline or drive if you have to, that kind of money would never let a true business man be delayed or cancelled.