Lady Falls Asleep, Sues Airline

Polkitup2
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edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
So what were her actual damages other than a good nap?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/y_detroit/y_detroit_ts2286
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2010
    She wouldn't want me on that jury
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    "I fell asleep on the plane and next thing you know I wake up, it's 4:00 in the morning. Nobody's on the plane. Nothing."
    She says she fell asleep during the flight. It landed shortly after midnight Tuesday but no one woke her up until a cleaning crew found her four hours later.

    Was that an invisible cleaning crew? A robotic cleaning crew? Or is she just making it up as she goes along.
    McGuire has hired Geoffrey Fieger who is filing a lawsuit for false imprisonment

    They should charge her extra for extended use of the plane. What a f***ing idiot. :rolleyes:
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    You really have to be a heavy sleeper to be able to sleep that long on a plane and not wake up on landing or when all the people are getting off the plane. . . Maybe she was passed out, not asleep.
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  • FiveORacing
    FiveORacing Posts: 105
    edited May 2010
    Now if she was locked in the plane with her idiot attorney, that may be cruel and unusual punishment.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited May 2010
    It is unbelievable what some people think they can get away with. the legal system in this country should not allow these types of cases.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2010
    Until people start getting punished for frivolous lawsuits, this crap will keep happening.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    You really have to be a heavy sleeper to be able to sleep that long on a plane and not wake up on landing or when all the people are getting off the plane. . . Maybe she was passed out, not asleep.

    Good point, I've flown on a couple of valiums, and while I slept pretty good, there was no doubt about when we were getting ready to land.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited May 2010
    She may have a case on the negligence charge, but the other 2 charges are pure BS and she needs to be slapped with them.
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    szhleppy Posts: 320
    edited May 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    You really have to be a heavy sleeper to be able to sleep that long on a plane and not wake up on landing or when all the people are getting off the plane. . . Maybe she was passed out, not asleep.

    Saw the clip....flight was delayed for 18 hours prior to this. That's quite a bit of time to kill in the airport lounge with the beer & sidecar special. She's probably looking for a way to recover some of the funds she spent on that bar tab....
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited May 2010
    While false imprisonment is a stretch, I would expect the flight attendants to wake me up if I didn't wake up on my own.

    Now I wouldn't sue for it, I'd be pissed if I missed a flight or something because of it.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited May 2010
    exalted512 wrote: »
    While false imprisonment is a stretch, I would expect the flight attendants to wake me up if I didn't wake up on my own.

    Now I wouldn't sue for it, I'd be pissed if I missed a flight or something because of it.
    -Cody

    agree. False imprisonment won't stand. 1 it seems odd that she would be on a plane by herself after everyone else left, the police for one would want to question her why are you still here, and why are you in such a big hurry to leave, you weren't before seeing you took a nice snooze I'm sure 5 more minutes won't kill ya 2 what seems strange is why when all of a sudden when she was trying to leave did they magically appear?
    to me a normal thing was that the flight people probably try to wake her up but she was probably so drunk she wouldn't so they called the cops and when everyone was gone now she freaks out.
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    You really have to be a heavy sleeper to be able to sleep that long on a plane and not wake up on landing or when all the people are getting off the plane. . . Maybe she was passed out, not asleep.

    Billy Madison: Hey, Carl. What's up?
    Carl: Nothing much, Billy. I see you got a little sun today.
    Billy Madison: You think so? I fell asleep by the pool for a few hours.
    Eric: Did you fall asleep or did you pass out?
    Billy Madison: [sarcastic laughter] Shut up!
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    Echosphere wrote: »
    Billy Madison: Hey, Carl. What's up?
    Carl: Nothing much, Billy. I see you got a little sun today.
    Billy Madison: You think so? I fell asleep by the pool for a few hours.
    Eric: Did you fall asleep or did you pass out?
    Billy Madison: [sarcastic laughter] Shut up!

    :D:D:D Love that movie!
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited May 2010
    Though I do think this is on the flight attendents for not checking to be sure everyone was off the plane, this has NOTHING to do with the legal system. Its a customer service problem between her and the airline, and for this to even appear in a court proves how flawed the system is to begin with...
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited May 2010
    The airlines should promote this as an example of how comfortable their seats are!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    The airlines should promote this as an example of how comfortable their seats are!

    You should work in marketing / PR if you don't already :D
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    You really have to be a heavy sleeper to be able to sleep that long on a plane and not wake up on landing or when all the people are getting off the plane. . . Maybe she was passed out, not asleep.

    The wheels rolling along the ground is what used to PUT me to sleep.

    One Saturday night on a deadhead kind of thing, we left McGuire, I was dead to the world before we hit the Atlantic coast, and don't remember a thing until getting rousted (I was in a hammock, in a sleeping bag) and somebody shouting at me that we were on final going into Pisa, Italy. Go to sleep in Jersey, wake up in Italy. Who do I sue?
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    The wheels rolling along the ground is what used to PUT me to sleep.

    One Saturday night on a deadhead kind of thing, we left McGuire, I was dead to the world before we hit the Atlantic coast, and don't remember a thing until getting rousted (I was in a hammock, in a sleeping bag) and somebody shouting at me that we were on final going into Pisa, Italy. Go to sleep in Jersey, wake up in Italy. Who do I sue?

    They have hammocks on commercial flights? Or are you talking military?
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2010
    The pilot must given her the ride of the life time to be sleeping for this long.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    The airlines should promote this as an example of how comfortable their seats are!

    :eek::eek::eek: You need a giant shoehorn to squeeze into their seats.:eek:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    The wheels rolling along the ground is what used to PUT me to sleep.

    One Saturday night on a deadhead kind of thing, we left McGuire, I was dead to the world before we hit the Atlantic coast, and don't remember a thing until getting rousted (I was in a hammock, in a sleeping bag) and somebody shouting at me that we were on final going into Pisa, Italy. Go to sleep in Jersey, wake up in Italy. Who do I sue?

    LMAO!!!:eek:;)
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited May 2010
    I would think their would have to be some intent with the False Imprisonment. Don't see that going anywhere. She will get some cash on the negligence though.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited May 2010
    Did anyone watch her statement she gave? She was talking about how tormented she was about the whole "ordeal" and tried to pull out some tears in the process.

    Only in america could you say you were mentally scarred for being stuck in a massive plane for a few hours and get away with it.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    The judge, I hope, will throw it right out of court.
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited May 2010
    I am sure there was no blood test to determine just how many sleeping pills she took.

    There is a service issue here as for security purposes this woman should have been in police custody when the last airline employee exited the plane. So this should not be allowed to happen. That said, it has nothing to do with her rights or grounds for a lawsuit. This has to do with airline security. She looked like an adult, an adult should be able and responsible for waking themselves up from a nap.
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited May 2010
    She's looking for a free lunch.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited May 2010
    She was fine until she got home and noticed her panties were on backwards and her hair gel was starting to flake off.....
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    She was fine until she got home and noticed her panties were on backwards and her hair gel was starting to flake off.....

    LMAO!!!:eek::D
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    polktiger wrote: »
    I am sure there was no blood test to determine just how many sleeping pills she took.

    There is a service issue here as for security purposes this woman should have been in police custody when the last airline employee exited the plane. So this should not be allowed to happen. That said, it has nothing to do with her rights or grounds for a lawsuit. This has to do with airline security. She looked like an adult, an adult should be able and responsible for waking themselves up from a nap.

    That is so true! Thank you!
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    LMAO!!!:eek::D

    WTF is wrong with you people?

    You like extra airport security?
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