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Delta settles with pilot who was grounded after raising safety concerns
Delta Air Lines has settled allegations by a pilot who said the airline ordered her to undergo a psychiatric examination and barred her from flying in retaliation for raising safety concerns to company executives. (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So Glad Karlene sought, and found Justice, in the End!
The law firm that represented the plaintiff has (posted on their website) details on this case. I promote checking there if you want to know more:
https://www.ssmplaw.com/petitt-v-delta-air-lines-case-summary/petitt-case-summary-lh/
...and select the title toward the bottom for the summary; select the "Delta Safety" tab at the top for more detailed documents.
As a separate thought, this firm appears to have been legally diligent in this aviation safety-related case; they may be worth keeping in a file somewhere...
https://www.ssmplaw.com/petitt-v-delta-air-lines-case-summary/petitt-case-summary-lh/
...and select the title toward the bottom for the summary; select the "Delta Safety" tab at the top for more detailed documents.
As a separate thought, this firm appears to have been legally diligent in this aviation safety-related case; they may be worth keeping in a file somewhere...
Does a clinically valid Bipolar Disorder diagnosis keep someone from flying a commercial plane? Maybe someone here knows.
Most definitely, until the condition has been successfully treated and shows no further manifestations.But this is a long and costly process, especially to exercise commercial privileges.
The question is whether she is back on flying status, either with that airline or another. Being out of the air for so long requires extensive retraining.
Seems that she was probably just ready to put it behind her, because if I were a judge and it came to my court, there would be compensation for lost wages, mental anguish, cost of retraining, and punitive damages for notifying the airline of possible issues and them retaliating.