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Court Grants Class Certification in Southwest Airlines Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Lawsuit

Oakland, California – Erlich Law Firm, P.C. who is representing the class along with Andrus Anderson LLP, has announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted class certification in a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, brought by flight attendants who allege the airline penalized them for exercising their rights … Continue reading Court Grants Class Certification in Southwest Airlines Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Lawsuit

Lehrman Law Files Lawsuit Against Spirit Airlines for Passenger’s In-Flight Sexual Assault

Boca Raton, Florida – Lehrman Law attorney Seth Lehrman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a female passenger, Jane Doe, who was sexually assaulted on a Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Lauderdale. The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court of the 17th  Judicial Court of Florida in Broward County, alleges negligence … Continue reading Lehrman Law Files Lawsuit Against Spirit Airlines for Passenger’s In-Flight Sexual Assault

Airline Worker and Flight Attendant Injury Attorney Paul Greenberg Advocates for Enhanced Safety Procedures Following Deadly Singapore Airlines Turbulence

Chicago, Illinois – In the wake of a catastrophic turbulence incident on a Singapore Airlines flight that resulted in over 70 injuries and one fatality earlier this week, Managing Member Paul Greenberg of Briskman Briskman & Greenberg in Chicago, Illinois, emphasizes the urgent need for the airline industry to improve safety protocols for flight attendants … Continue reading Airline Worker and Flight Attendant Injury Attorney Paul Greenberg Advocates for Enhanced Safety Procedures Following Deadly Singapore Airlines Turbulence

Erlich Law Firm Seeks Class Action Certification Against Southwest Airlines Over Alleged FMLA Violations

Oakland, California – Erlich Law Firm has moved to certify a class action lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, alleging systemic interference with employees’ federally protected family and medical leave rights. The motion, filed in the Northern District of California under case number 3:22-cv-00868-JSC, represents a crucial step towards collective redress for thousands of Southwest Airlines Co. … Continue reading Erlich Law Firm Seeks Class Action Certification Against Southwest Airlines Over Alleged FMLA Violations

Lehrman Law Files Lawsuit Against Spirit Airlines for Failing to Protect Passenger from Sexual Assault

Boca Raton, Florida – A passenger, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines alleging that she was sexually assaulted by another passenger on the flight. The victim alleges that she sustained severe physical and emotional injuries from being assaulted during the flight and that Spirit could have prevented this abuse. The lawsuit, … Continue reading Lehrman Law Files Lawsuit Against Spirit Airlines for Failing to Protect Passenger from Sexual Assault

Boeing to Pay For Victims' "Pain and Suffering" in Ethiopian Airlines Crash​ ​Lawsuit

The tragedy from several years ago may ring a bell: in March of 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 nosedived into the ground near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, about six minutes after takeoff. All 157 passengers and crew members on board were killed. Of course, the families of the deceased soon took up legal battles with the … Continue reading Boeing to Pay For Victims' "Pain and Suffering" in Ethiopian Airlines Crash​ ​Lawsuit

Erlich Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines

Southwest, a major international airline, instituted a policy in 2019 that effectively penalizes its flight attendants’ exercise of family and medical leave. Under the policy, a flight attendant who would otherwise be entitled to a reduction in disciplinary points is not given the reduction if she took medical or family leave. This policy plainly violates … Continue reading Erlich Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines

CDC to Require Airlines to Collect Contact Information from Passengers from DRC and Guinea

Starting Thursday, March 4, 2021, airlines and other aircraft operators will be required to collect and transmit contact information to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for appropriate public health follow-up and intervention for all passengers boarding a flight to the United States who were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or … Continue reading CDC to Require Airlines to Collect Contact Information from Passengers from DRC and Guinea