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Bombs Away.
A Santa Cruz, California man won a suit against
American Airlines. In his small claims suit against the airline, he
alleged that one of the company's planes released two chunks of toilet
waste, known euphemistically as "blue ice," onto the skylight of his boat.
After the chunks came crashing down and damaged his boat, Ray Erickson
tracked down the plane - American Airlines Flight 1950 - and sued.
He received the court's ruling in the mail on June 13th. A judge ordered
the airline to pay him $3,236 - almost the entire amount Erickson had
sought.
Mike Fergus, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, was
surprised at the decision.
"I'll be darned," said Fergus, who hadn't heard of any similar suits
succeeding before.
Source: FindLaw.com, AP, "Calif. Man Wins Plane
Toilet Ice Lawsuit," June 17, 2003.
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