If that is what the flight attendant can sue for for PTSD, what could the pilots ask for? Its probably been nothing more than a dinner table topic for them like, "I remember the night I lost an engine over................."
----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] The next Legal WHAT THE...?! > I've flown with Qantas on many occasions. > > Now that I know what wimpy cabin safety personnel they employ I've developed an instant fear of flying in commercial aircraft. > > Now I wonder how much I ought to sue for ;-) > > Redmond > > ************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 3:41 > Subject: [aus-soaring] The next Legal WHAT THE...?! > > > > Seeing as we are on the topic...... > > > > Noticed this in today's paper. I challenge any lawyer to justify how Qantas should be liable. > > > > > > > > Steward Sues Over Flight Scare > > > > A former steward is suing Qantas for up to $850,000 because of a flight he says will haunt him for ever. > > Patrick Shiels told the District Court in Sydney yesterday he was gazing out of a porthole of a flight from Bali to Perth. "It was dark and I saw a sudden explosion, sparks, shooting flames, and I just froze," he said. "Soon after, there was a much bigger explosion...shooting flames, I thought the wing had been blown off". > > The court heard an engine blade fractured and was "chopped up" by other blades, and the flight returned to Bali. > > Six years later, Mr Shiels is suing Qantas, saying the panic left him with severe post-traumatic stress. > > > > > > -- > > __________________________________________________________ > > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > > Save up to $160 by signing up for NetZero Platinum Internet service. > > http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=N2P0602NEP8 > > > > > > -- > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
