m11stephen From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 1205 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 22036 times:
This falls into the category of, "Are you freaking kidding me?" Cabin crew members are not doctors, they're trained in first aid. This guy would have a case if he had a heart attack, went into cardiac arrest, had a stroke, or started choking and the cabin crew did nothing. Did he expect a F/A to pull out a syringe and needle and stitch him up? I'm trained in first aid and I would immediately help someone who was choking or in cardiac arrest (etc.) but if someone came up to me and said they saw some blood by their scrotum I'd probably laugh! Whats next? Suing an airline because the F/A refused to give you a foot massage?
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BalZ18 From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 143 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 21926 times:
Ummm... I honestly am not sure I even have anything smart to say to this? Is there anything to say about this? I guess I'm sort of in shock or something? Wow...
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21693 times:
Quoting BalZ18 (Reply 1): I honestly am not sure I even have anything smart to say to this?
How about this..... "that guy sure had some balls to sue over this."
Was it a little blood, a lot of blood, a lot of pain? From the brief description while it was probably uncomfortable and nerve-wracking it didn't seem life threatening. And EVEN IF the F/A looked at the guys scrotum what could have they done?
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m11stephen From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 1205 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21640 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 2): And EVEN IF the F/A looked at the guys scrotum what could have they done?
Given the guy a bandage is the most they could have done! lol I certainly wouldn't want someone who only has first aid training poking around that region of my body! haha
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KPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2525 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21615 times:
Is it even worth getting so teste over something so dumb?
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CanadianNorth From Canada, joined Aug 2002, 3371 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21588 times:
Another one for the "just when you think you've heard of everything" file.
Anyhow, I can certainly understand his concern and asking for assistance, but in the end I have to side with the F/As. Really, other than what they claim to have done, what could they do about it? They're not doctors, it's rather unlikely that they can just whip out the supplies and stitch him up right there on the plane, so even if they did have a closer look there really wasn't anything they could do about it anyway...
NWA330nut From United States of America, joined Sep 2009, 115 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21565 times:
Just sad. Here in our sue happy society, try to get away with anything I guess. I still don't get how he holds the FA's responsible for a random medical problem. Glad the judge ordered in Air Transat's favor.
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6354 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 21416 times:
"In her decision, she said she agreed with arguments offered by Air Transat representative Chantal Chlala, who explained to the court that flight attendants do not have the right to examine passengers, and even less to make a diagnosis.
"It was not incumbent upon a flight attendant to conduct the medical examination of a passenger, a measure reserved for the medical profession,"
BalZ18 From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 143 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 21153 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 2): Quoting BalZ18 (Reply 1):
I honestly am not sure I even have anything smart to say to this?
How about this..... "that guy sure had some balls to sue over this."
RP TPA From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 829 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 21037 times:
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13334 posts, RR: 64 Reply 12, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 20946 times:
What did he do? Get his bag caught in his zipper? I would ask for a band-aid or some bandage, but the last thing I would want is to show my injured privates in detail to some FA, male or female. I wouldn´t want to become the joke of the airline (seen it happen when one mechanic didn´t wash his hands BEFORE going for a No. 1 after working with Skydrol).
kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 15 Reply 13, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 20789 times:
Reminds me of an anecdote from , appropriately enough , "Nuts" a book about Southwest Airlines . IIRC a pax wearing shorts sat in a seat where a previous pax had left ( hopefully unintentionally ) traces of chilli powder . That pax , however, sensibly requested ice rather than a physical inspection . Rather than trying to sue I believe he sent a letter of appreciation to Southwest in the form of a humourous poem , and , IIRC , he received another humourous poem back from them in acknowledgement .
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luv2cattlecall From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1648 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 20731 times:
He picked the wrong carrier... it's WN that has the commercials about how much they like our bags.
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kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 15 Reply 15, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 20678 times:
It certainly shows that some people have rather confused ideas about the role of cabin attendants , perhaps the pax had read about how a lot of the original cabin crew way back in the early days of aviation were selected for the role because they were actually trained nurses ?
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RP TPA From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 829 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 20611 times:
Hopefully this issue will be settled quickly, so they won't leave this guy hanging.
thegreatRDU From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2273 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 20556 times:
This is simply crazy....at least judge rejected it and made him pay court costs for him and Air Transat.....
luv2cattlecall From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1648 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 19830 times:
as739x From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5819 posts, RR: 23 Reply 23, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 19734 times:
Wait wait wait....his wife was with him. Why the heck didn't he tell the flight attendant what was going on and that they need some room or privacy so his wife could take a look? Did he think the flight attendant were medically trained? I believe my wife would have done the same thing.
This guys is a _________
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legacytravel From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1067 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (3 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 18365 times:
This must have been a HARD case to pass a judgement on.
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25 soon7x7: "Shirley, you can't be kidding?"..."and don't call me -------! "
26 crosswinds21: Yeah, $189 isn't anything significant, but at least it sends a message to hopefully deter people in the future from filing these nonsense lawsuits an
27 AvroArrow: So let me get this straight...thousands maybe even millions around the world don't want the outline of their privates to appear on airport security sc
28 VC10er: Ok, I can't resist... Does AirTrasat warm your nuts? Besides, this could be a good PR angle for UA and slogan since their first FA was a nurse. "Unite
29 m11stephen: Haha! I am so glad I posted this article! The responses to it have made my day! Here is mine: From salty nuts to hairy nuts F/As handle it all.
30 xtoler: He get's the Richard Cranium award! LMAO
31 TSS: In light of the recent "underwear bomber" incident, perhaps the airport security guys neglected to close his bag all the way after checking it for exp
32 4holer: Wonder how he'd have responded if a male F/A in an overexaggerated "flamboyant" style had rushed up clapping his hands saying "I'll look!! I'll look!
33 DWController: This guy needs stop being so testy and just calm down.....
34 N908AW: Did the judge issue the case dismissal at a pubic hearing?
36 dw747400: It seems like a lot of fuss over a small issue...
37 PanHAM: I am surprised he had the balls to come up with such a demand in first place.
38 Eagleboy: I friend of mine was once asked by a female US passenger to check her stool,apparently she (the pax) was worried about the dark colou.!! Needless to s
39 AirlineBrat: So this guy wanted the F/A to check out his complementary bag of peanuts?
40 BeechNut: Doesn't sound life-threatening. Why not just ask "is their a doctor on board"? If he had a condition like testicular torsion, that is a genuine medica
41 JohnKrist: BeechNut, appropriate name for this thread "No Sir, due to airline policy regarding allergies we can not take out your bag of nuts for a look, please
42 voar: Hmm.. my guess is the guy wanted to show his wife a good time on vacation and shaved his testes before leaving home, but got perhaps a little too clos
43 DesertJets: Didn't this woman know that airlines provide seats.... no need to bring your own stool. or... So her stool wouldn't fit in the overhead bin or under
44 Kaiarahi: Court costs, not legal fees. It was Small Claims Court - TS had a "representative", not a lawyer.
45 HotelDJRomeo: Absolutely. 100% agree. We need to see more of this (particularly for you folks in the US). The judge making him pay the $189 isn't about the money,
46 simplikate: I'm sure Air Transat made it clear as with any airline to take caution as items may have shifted in their compartment during flight. That should cover
47 readytotaxi: Hang on a minute, I need to check the calender, it's not April 1st, is it?
48 bohica: I seriously don't think this guy needs to reproduce.
49 milesrich: Thank God, this suit was filed in Canada and not the USA, and that no lawyer was involved. I guess Canada has some sue happy people as well.
50 srbmod: This thread has degraded into a thread full of low quality and childish posts. It is now locked.
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