Man Sues American Airlines After Sitting Next to ‘Grossly Obese’ Passengers

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An Australian man is suing American Airlines for $100,000 after being forced to sit next to two “grossly obese” passengers on a 14-hour flight from Sydney to LA, alleging that he suffered “bodily injuries”.

Michael Anthony Taylor claims that the airline would not switch his seats during his flight to LA in December f 2015, forcing him to sit in a row with two obese neighbors. He claims that he spent an entire flight contorting his body, which aggravated his back problem and made his scoliosis worse.

According to the court documents, Taylor says that the bodies of the passengers next to him “spilt over and encroached” into his seat and had to “stand up, crouch, kneel, and lean forward” during his 14 hour flight. He says he has since suffered back injuries, neck pain and an ongoing discomfort. He is suing American Airlines for his seating situation and is seeking $100,000 in damages.

More: https://heatst.com/life/man-sues-american-airlines-after-sitting-next-to-grossly-obese-passengers/

[driftdiver]

Been there. Some people just need two seats.

[mountaineer]

Taylor’s lawyer Thomas Jansen claims that his client repeatedly asked to change seats and suggests that the crew could have given him a crew seat or asked someone to move, but did nothing instead.

Sounds like there wasn't another seat into which he could have moved. Why demand the airline ask someone else to move into his seat? Wouldn't that person then suffer the same scrunched-in feeling from being seated next to the two big people?