(CNN) A passenger aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 has filed a lawsuit against the company calling for compensatory and punitive damages following the fatal engine failure earlier this month.
Lilia Chavez, a passenger from California, was seated three rows behind Jennifer Riordan, the woman who died as a result of the incident that led to an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
The jet's engine failed April 17 about 20 minutes into the flight from New York to Dallas. Debris from the engine broke open a window, causing Riordan to almost get sucked out of the plane.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/us/southwest-airlines-lawsuit/index.html
