“The drive to make airlines responsible for passengers who develop deep vein thrombosis — the potentially deadly blood clots often linked to long flights — is picking up momentum with a federal court judge’s refusal to dismiss two lawsuits.” Federal judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled last month that lawsuits could proceed on behalf of two passengers on trans-Atlantic flights who developed blood clots after sitting for hours with minimal leg movement — “economy class syndrome”, as the nickname would have it (see Dec. 13-14, 2000). (Arianne Aryanpur, “‘Economy Class Syndrome’ Lawsuits Against Airlines Can Move Forward”. USA Today/Good Housekeeping, Jul. 29).
Update: airline blood-clot suits advance
“The drive to make airlines responsible for passengers who develop deep vein thrombosis — the potentially deadly blood clots often linked to long flights — is picking up momentum with a federal court judge’s refusal to dismiss two lawsuits.” Federal judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled last month that lawsuits could proceed on behalf […]
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