Summary
- United Airlines is being sued after a child was burned by a meal on a flight.
- Allegations claim a defective tray table led to a hot meal sliding off, causing severe burns to the child.
- The parents feel that the airline fails to provide children with adequate care and safe food temperatures.
A six-year-old’s parents are attempting to sue Star Alliance carrier United Airlines after an inflight meal allegedly burned their daughter, known as O.F. The incident occurred on a flight between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in July 2022.
The parents are suing the carrier for $75,000 in a jury trial to cover damages for medical care and ongoing treatment for the burns. With the lawsuit seeking:
”…past and future non-economic damages for her injuries, burns, disfigurement, scarring, discoloration, neurological deficits, impairment, pain,…
