TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman who has filed a lawsuit says she thought it was safe to use the bathroom on an American Airlines flight, but turbulence caused her to be thrown off her feet.
Jessica Meyer filed a lawsuit May 9 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against American Airlines, Inc.
Meyer alleges that she sustained serious and permanent injuries during an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Nashville, Tenn., on July 20, 2022.
According to the complaint, the aircraft had to be rerouted over the Gulf of Mexico due to bad weather. During this time, the seat belt sign was not illuminated and Meyer stood up to go to the lavatory.
However, turbulence caused her to fall back into her seat and before she could fasten her seatbelt, she was thrown upward out of her seat, hitting her head on the ceiling and landing in the aisle, the suit says. Meyer accuses American Airlines of negligently operating its aircraft resulting in her injuries.
Kevin McLaughlin of Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore represents the plaintiff.