Woman sues American Airlines after alleged sexual assault on overnight flight

CHICAGO – A California woman is suing American Airlines, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a fellow passenger on an overnight flight — and that the airline knowingly allowed the passenger, a previously reported offender, to fly again.

What we know:

Barbara Morgan, represented by the Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin, filed a lawsuit earlier this month in federal court claiming she was sexually assaulted on an American Airlines flight from San Francisco to Dallas on April…