Estate of William Madden et al v. Southwest Airlines, Co.

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-00672

Court:

Maryland

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Judge:

Stephanie A. Gallagher

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  1. June 23, 2021

    Southwest Escapes Flight Attendant's COVID Death Suit

    A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday threw out a suit by a Southwest Airlines Co. flight attendant alleging the airline held an unsafe training session that exposed her to COVID-19 and led to her husband's death, finding that allowing the suit to go forward would "open the floodgates" for similar suits.

  2. May 25, 2021

    Flight Attendant, Southwest Spar Over Husband's Virus Death

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was infected with COVID-19 at a training session and gave it to her husband who later died has urged a Maryland federal judge to not toss the suit, saying the airline owed her husband a duty of care.

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