A passenger is alleging that an American Airlines flight attendant punched him in the face and back of his head, resulting in traumatic brain injury and severe headaches, according to a new lawsuit.
Gregory Lagana alleges that a flight attendant on flight 1798 from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Philadelphia on Jan. 5, 2018, pinned down his right arm and repeatedly punched him in the face and back of the head while he was seated with his seatbelt fastened. The lawsuit states Lagana suffered “scalp hematomas, abrasions, swelling, redness, bruising and defensive wounds to his hand,” and he received care at Princeton Medical Center in New Jersey, including neurological, neurosurgical and chiropractic treatments.
“As a result of the accident, plaintiff suffered severe, serious and permanent personal injuries, as well as mental and emotional injuries rendering him permanently and severely injured,” according to the lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on Friday.
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