A District Court Judge has allowed three airline passengers who have claimed that cramped seats gave them deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to continue with their lawsuits against Singapore, Delta and US Airways.
Judge Vaughn Walker has previously tossed out 37 similar lawsuits due to the establishment of an international treaty protecting carriers from paying damages to passengers who are injured during routine travel.
In these recent cases, the judge claimed these three incidents were different because the three passengers had complained of the cramped seats to cabin crew. And if the passengers were allowed to switch to other seats with more space, the injuries could have been avoided.
US Judge allows passengers to sue airlines for cramped seats
