San Antonio woman sues Southwest for $1million over flight that killed passenger

Express News ^ | Apr 2019 | Patrick Danner

[cpdiii]

“The only person entitled to a dime is the one who died.” Yep.

I have seen violent death. I just went to work the next day. This woman is just a money grabbing charlatan. Sadly she shares my profession of pharmacist. I wish she did not.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

They have no standing, they were not hurt, mentally possibly maybe!!!

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

They have no standing, they were not hurt, mentally possibly maybe!!!

[cherry]

there are such asses.....just like the family that sued the authorities in Oregone because their mountain hiker family member who fell wasn't rescued soon enough......

we need tort reform so badly...

[CondoleezzaProtege]

I understand that people often take advantage of accidents to see what $ they can get out of it. But if you look at the bigger context: this was no mere accident. It was preventable. Southwest had warnings from past episodes that the engines needed extra examination and maintenance. It was a miracle that the plane landed the way it did with just one engine in tact. And a miracle that there was ‘only one’ (very gruesome) fatality and a few other injuries.

Why should it have to take a whole plane to crash for airlines to be held accountable? Don’t you want them to uphold basic safety standards from the get-go? How exactly does it benefit you by being so quick to attack your fellow citizens for wanting compensation , as opposed to making corporations suffer (financial) consequences for their negligence? Mind-boggling.

This is why institutions and corporations get away with so much corruption. Too many consumers devouring each other as opposed to holding those in power accountable.

[2CAVTrooper]

Engines fail in flight all the time. They rarely make the news unless something major happens.

The CFM has a failure rate of 1 for every 333,333 hours (38.03 years), and the record time on wing before the first shop visit is around 50,000 hours.

This lawsuit is nothing more than greedy people trying to ride a gravy train who’s using data from 40 years ago when the CFM’s were first fielded.

[The_Media_never_lie]

And, to his child and my child.

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I don't get it. Why will an exorbitant payout make a difference to his child and your child?

[Drew68]

Nope: cabin pressure PUSHED the woman partially out until it equalized enough to allow the others to pull her back in.

Pretty sure 99% of the people reading this article understood what was meant by getting sucked out the window.

[Blueflag]

I am not sure I agree. Too many folks have watched movies where people get ‘sucked out’.

The fuselage, when ruptured via a broken window, will exhaust pressurized air, about 1-2 atmospheres worth if flying at 35000 feet or so. An open window is a big hole from a depressurization standpoint. Won’t take long to equalize, depending upon how fast the plane descends.

There is therefore about 15-20 psi of pressure working to push a human out a broken window if that person is the plug. That’s why it was so hard to remove her until equalization was achieved.

[Darteaus94025]

Because they will inherit.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Because they will inherit.

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Got it!

[CondoleezzaProtege]

I’ve noticed as a frequent flier that Southwest Airlines’ overall culture has changed under its latest round of leadership...and they have run into more maintenance problems in general.

[2CAVTrooper]

Mostly due to an ongoing labor dispute.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/03/18/southwest-airlines-mechanics-bitter-labor-dispute-delays-cancellations/3200338002/