SOP in personal injury litigation. Insurance appointed defense counsel always assert an affirmative defense that alleges the plaintiff is responsible for their own injuries in whole or in part. I would not read too much into this.
The airline has lawyered up.
IANAL.
But, I find it difficult to cast “girls aged 7, 9, 11 and 14”
as experienced enough to “know better”.
But bigger picture, even if they “should have known” that is irrelevant. They are under age and can not legally consent.
I would. No matter how you slice it, American is blaming a 9 year old for not being savvy enough to figure out the scam of the Airline employee pervert.
Yep. Not that it’s “right” or not disgusting, but that’s boiler plate legalease.
Yeah right, except blaming a nine year old girl for negligence flunks the smell test big time.