Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
Why not? People sue for everything else in this universe...why not add turbulence to the list.
She wont have to prove the pilots were careless and reckless in the operation of that flight. She just has to be a big enough nuisance to United to get a payout.
You would really hope the judge would throw this out as frivolous but past precedent in other ridiculous lawsuits will likely prevail and take this one all the way.
God help us if the f.o. commutes from the west coast, has less than atp mins, and had a bad case of heart burn due to the high quality airport food. One way or the other it will be pilot error, what a glorious legal system we have. I hope the pilots turn around and sue this wack job when they're put on the bench without pay pending investigation.