United Airlines burned child lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiffs Michal and Ben Fefferman filed a United Airlines lawsuit on behalf of their 6-year-old daughter — referred to O.F. in the lawsuit — after they were passengers on one of the airline’s flights from Israel to New Jersey.
- Why: The Feffermans’ daughter allegedly was served a hot meal that slid off her tray table and onto her lap, causing burns and discomfort. The 6-year-old’s injuries went untreated through the remainder of the 12-hour flight, the lawsuit claims.
- Where: The United Airlines lawsuit was filed in federal court in Illinois.
A new lawsuit seeks damages from United Airlines after a hot meal slid off a tray table and burned a 6-year-old child during a flight.
The incident, which took place during a 12-hour United Airlines flight from Israel to New Jersey, allegedly caused burn injuries to the child.
Plaintiffs Michal and Ben Fefferman’s lawsuit claims the meal was served too hot and that the tray table was defective and not flat. The lawsuit goes on to say the United flight attendant who put the hot meal in front of plaintiff the Feffermans’ daughter did not have proper first aid or training to assist with burn injuries.
The Feffermans filed the United Airlines lawsuit in Illinois federal court on behalf of their daughter, who is referred to by her initials, O.F., in court documents.
“Michal Fefferman requested prompt medical attention for O.F., but United’s employees and/or agents were unable to provide adequate care, partly because United did not equip the aircraft used for the flight with reasonable medical supplies to treat burn injuries,” the lawsuit says. “O.F. suffered in extreme discomfort for the remainder of the 12-hour flight.”
Feffermans seek more than $75K in United Airlines lawsuit
The Feffermans are seeking damages of more than $75,000 for O.F.’s “injuries, burns, disfigurement, scarring, discoloration, neurological deficits, impairment, pain, suffering, mental anguish, emotional distress, inconvenience, humiliation, embarrassment and the loss of ability to enjoy her life, which she has experienced in the past and/or will continue to experience in the future,” according to the lawsuit.
United Airlines is facing a separate November 2023 class action lawsuit claiming the company makes false and misleading claims regarding the friendliness of its environmental initiatives.
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The plaintiffs are represented by Jordan Redavid of Fisher Redavid PLLC.
The United Airlines burned child lawsuit is Fefferman, et al. v. United Airlines Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-01104, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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