Lawsuit against SWA

[MarkE]

This seems frivolous to me. I fail to see how they expect to win a suit for something that didn't happen to them.

http://wvgazette.com/News/200804150495

Passengers sue Southwest Airlines over missed inspections Passengers file federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines citing missed inspections


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Four passengers have filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, saying the company broke its contract with travelers by carrying them on planes that missed safety inspections over a period of about six years.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Birmingham, seeks class-action status on claims that include breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and negligent and reckless operation of an aircraft.

Lew Garrison, a Birmingham lawyer who represents the passengers, said Tuesday the class could include hundreds of thousands of people who traveled on Southwest planes from January 2002 through last month.

Garrison, in a telephone interview, said the lawsuit primarily seeks reimbursement for tickets for those flights on the grounds that the Dallas-based airline did not comply with government regulations and did not honor its contract with its customers.

The suit also seeks punitive damages on one count that claims Southwest behaved negligently in not grounding planes that had not been deemed airworthy in compliance with government standards, Garrison said.

The amount of damages was not specified.

Marilee McInnis, a spokeswoman for Southwest, said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

"Fortuitously, of course, nothing happened, everyone arrived safely at their destinations,'' Garrison said. "But that doesn't change the fact that Southwest did not comply with its obligations.''

[Minuteman]

How much would it cost to kick 'em in the reproductive organs? Might be worth it...

Any bets if they try to sue the FAA or DOT?

[srleslie]

I flew on them in 2003...Where do I sign up? lol

[aviatorrbt]

Originally Posted by Minuteman

How much would it cost to kick 'em in the reproductive organs? Might be worth it...

Any bets if they try to sue the FAA or DOT?

Maybe the DOT should sue them for going 1 MPH over the speed limit for endangering other drivers' lives. . .


I mean COME ON, does everyone have to be so sue happy? I think that is stupid. Everyone is safe now, nothing happened. No physical harm or mental anguish, no foul.

And people wonder why a ticket is so expensive. It's because of fuel and lawsuits like this. (i.e. the lawsuit against an airline because some guy 'let loose' on a female's hair and the flight crew did not stop it.... [thread on JC] )