The mother of a young boy is claiming compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight after her son was injured in an on-board accident.
Few details have been released about how the unnamed boy was injured on the flight from Dublin to John F Kennedy International Airport on 30th June 2014 – only that “he was injured as the result of scalding hot liquid”.
The claim for compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight was filed recently in New York, alleging that the boy was scalded due the negligence of flight crew and that – as a result of the accident – he “was deprived of his enjoyment of life, pursuits and interests and in the future will be deprived on the same”.
Aer Lingus denies negligence but, under the Montreal Convention, is liable to pay compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight irrespective of how the injury was sustained. The airline has requested a copy of the child´s medical history to determine the level of compensation due ahead of negotiations scheduled to start at the end of the month.
Second Aer Lingus Scalding Injury Claim also in Mediation
The claim for compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight is the second claim of this nature in recent months. In August 2015, an Aer Lingus scalding injury claim was filed in Jacksonville, Florida, on behalf of a ten-year-old girl allegedly scalded by hot tea on a flight from Dublin to Orlando.
The parents of the injured girl are claiming $75,000 compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight to account for the burns sustained by their daughter when tea spilled from a cup on which the lid had not been properly fitted. The girl suffered burns to her lower body and upper thighs, and the parents claim that she may need plastic surgery in the future.
Aer Lingus denies that the flight crew served the tea at an excessively hot temperature but are still liable under the Montreal Convention for the girl´s injuries. The airline is currently in mediation to determine how much compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight the girl should receive.
Previous Settlement of Compensation for a Scalding Injury on an Aer Lingus Flight
The two claims for compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight are not unprecedented. In June 2011, Sophie Gorman (5) from Knocklyon in Dublin was also scalded by hot tea on an Aer Lingus flight from London when a member of the flight crew spilled her mother´s cup of tea on Sophie´s legs.
Despite receiving first aid during the flight and medical attention on her arrival at Dublin Airport, Sophie needed ongoing treatment with antibiotic cream to heal the burn marks on her legs. In July 2012 – when Mr Justice Matthew Deery approved a settlement offer of €7,000 – the judge was told that Sophie will have a permanent skin pigment irregularity as a result of her accident.
If you have suffered an injury due to having hot liquids spilled on you during an Aer Lingus flight, please speak with a personal injuries solicitor at the earliest possible opportunity to establish your entitlement to compensation for a scalding injury on an Aer Lingus flight.