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American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory

Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald, from the development of May 23, 2024

Newest development May 25, 2024 · 3 reportsAmerican Airlines drops law firm that said a 9-year-old girl should have seen camera on toilet seat

American Airlines is walking back a court filing in which it seemed to blame a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a camera phone when she used an airplane lavatory. A

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  1. American Airlines backtracks after lawyers blame girl, 9, for not seeing hidden camera in bathroom

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

  2. Names this update

    American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory

    Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald ·

  3. Newest

    American Airlines drops law firm that said a 9-year-old girl should have seen camera on toilet seat

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    American Airlines backtracks after saying 9-year-old girl 'should have known' flight attendant was filming her in the bathroom: lawsuit (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    American Airlines is backtracking after blaming a 9-year-old girl for not seeing a cellphone filming her in the bathroom as its defense.

  2. New York Post

    American Airlines ‘outrageously’ suggests girl, 9, to blame after creepy flight attendant records her in bathroom (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A lawyer representing American Airlines has shockingly claimed a 9-year-old girl who's suing the company should’ve known she was being videotaped by a creepy flight attendant while using a plane bathroom.

  3. NBC New York

    American Airlines suggests 9-year-old to blame in case of flight attendant who filmed girls in lavatory (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    In an effort to not be held financially liable in a civil lawsuit in Texas, attorneys for American Airlines appear to be trying to blame a 9-year-old girl for...

  4. Newsweek

    American Airlines faces backlash after 9-year-old filmed in bathroom (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A 9-year-old's family sued American Airlines after the girl was allegedly filmed in the bathroom on a flight last fall.

  5. New York Post

    American Airlines apologizes after lawyers blame 9-year-old girl for creepy flight attendant filming her in bathroom (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    American Airlines apologized after lawyers for the carrier made a shocking claim that a 9-year-old girl should have known that she was being filmed in the airline bathroom by a creep flight attendant.

  6. Fox26 Houston

    American Airlines backtracks after lawyers blame girl, 9, for not seeing hidden camera in bathroom (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The airline's attorneys wrote in an answer to the lawsuit involving the 9-year-old from Austin, “She knew or should have known [the compromised lavatory] contained a visible and illuminated recording device." But now, the airline says its outside legal counsel "made an error in the filing."

  7. Jalopnik

    American Airlines Blamed 9-Year-Old For Being Recorded In Airplane Bathroom (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    The FBI claims flight attendants recorded minors in the lavatory on several flights last year

  8. Waco Tribune-Herald

    American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

    Published

    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    American Airlines is walking back a court filing in which it seemed to blame a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a camera phone when she used an airplane lavatory. A

  9. CNN

    American Airlines claimed a child was at fault for being secretly recorded in a plane restroom. It’s now changing its legal response (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly placed there by a former employee, the airline now says it has requested that its law firm change its response.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    American Airlines claimed a child was at fault for being secretly recorded in a restroom. It’s now changing its response (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Amanda Musa and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly placed there by a former employee, the airline now says it has requested that its law firm change its response.

  11. Fox News

    American Airlines blames girl, 9, who 'should have known' flight attendant planted hidden cameras: court docs (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An attorney for a family who says American Airlines blamed their 9-year-old child for being filmed while in a flight cabin's bathroom speaks out.

  12. WHEC Rochester

    American Airlines drops law firm that said a 9-year-old girl should have seen camera on toilet seat (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines has replaced the law firm that told a judge a 9-year-old girl was negligent in not noticing there was a camera phone taped to the seat in an airplane lavatory.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    American Airlines drops law firm that said 9-year-old girl should have seen camera on toilet seat (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The airline is changing law firms after a controversial filing in a lawsuit brought by the family of a child who was recorded using an airplane lavatory.

  14. Insider

    American Airlines fires attorneys who said 9-year-old girl 'should have known' she was being recorded in the bathroom (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    American Airlines has new representation after its legal team argued that a 9-year-old should have seen a camera in a plane bathroom.

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