Crouse Law Firm Retained To Investigate Personal Injuries Suffered On Delta/ASA Flight
James T. Crouse of Crouse Law Offices in Raleigh, N.C., has been retained by a family of five to explore injuries they suffered on a recent Delta Airlines/ASA flight.
The family, which includes three children ages 9, 5 and 21 months, suffered injuries on a commercial flight in August of this year when the airliner encountered three bouts with severe turbulence, which caused the aircraft to eventually make an unscheduled landing in St Louis.
Before takeoff, the pilot made an announcement which was almost inaudible to the passengers – it was clear the intercom was not working properly—that he was going to try to beat the bad weather. During the flight, the father was in the cramped bathroom changing the baby’s diaper when an announcement concerning imminent turbulence was made over the intercom. It was so muffled the flight attendant had to go up and down the isle repeating the announcement to the passengers. Because he could not understand the announcement, the father had no idea they were heading for severe turbulence until the plane hit it and he had no choice but to stay in the restroom and to brace himself and his daughter as best he could.
In the meantime, the flight attendant told the wife to leave her seat and to tell her husband about the announcement. While making her way to the rear of the plane to her husband, she was thrown by the turbulence and landed across some seats.
When at the airport in St. Louis, baby was taken to an emergency room because the EMTs feared internal injuries due to bruising all up her back and thought she might have a broken hand. The mother was later diagnosed as having spinal trauma – two bulging discs in her back – and a bruised lung.
The family continuues to deal with their injuries as well as the trauma suffered by the two older children.
Labels: Airline Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury AttorneyPosted by 4:52 pm