Man claims he was punched in the head by American Airlines crew member
American Airlines is facing a lawsuit from a man who claims a flight attendant punched him in the face and on the back of his head.
The lawsuit, obtained by USA Today, claims the man suffered traumatic brain injury and severe headaches as a result of the alleged incident, which happened over a disagreement about a drinks order.
He is seeking $161,000 in damages.
According to USA Today, Gregory Lagana alleges a flight attendant on flight 1798 from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Philadelphia on January 5 2018 pinned down his right arm and ‘repeatedly punched him in the face and back of the head while he was seated with his seatbelt fastened’.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, said as a result the plaintiff suffered ‘severe, serious and permanent personal injuries, as well as mental and emotional injuries rendering him permanently and severely injured’.
A spokesman for American Airlines told TravelMole: "We are reviewing the lawsuit and the details of the flight."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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