Connecticut mayor sues Delta over dog bite
The mayor of Connecticut’s largest city just won’t let sleeping dogs lie.
Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim is suing Delta Air Lines after he claims he was bitten by a dog in the cabin.
The incident took place in November 2018 when the canine boarded with a passenger.
According to the New Haven Register, Ganin’s lawsuit states he suffered ‘serious, severe, painful and permanent injuries’ to a leg.
He was forced to undergo several rabies jabs because the airline did not share any details about the dog’s medical history or contact details of the owner.
Delta ‘failed to safeguard the plaintiff from unwarranted harm by allowing a dog neither crated nor muzzled to walk freely on and within the cabin of the plane,’ the suit alleges.
The lawsuit is seeks unspecified damages.
The incident came after Delta and other airlines started cracking down on animals in the cabin, especially untrained ’emotional support’ pets.
Delta had a policy in place at the time which allowed animals in the cabin only with verified documents regarding its medical history.
The lawsuit didn’t state whether the dog was an emotional support animal.
The mayor is being represented by his brother George W. Ganim Jr.
by Ray Montgomery
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