$3 2M verdict against Alaska Airlines in wrongful death lawsuit
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connecting in portland in june, on her way from maui, home to spokane. her family says they arranged with alaska airlines for an escort between gates, but they claim alaska s gate-to-gate service contractor, huntleigh usa, abandoned her. they walked away and bernice became confused. she pulls up to the escalator thinking she s getting on the elevator at that point. reporter: alaska says, we re heartbroken by this tragic and disturbing incident. but says, it appears that ms. kekona declined ongoing assistance in the terminal and decided to proceed on her own to her connecting flight. reporter: kekona s family says the fall left her bedridden, in constant pain for the next three months. she died in september. they are now suing huntleigh usa and alaska airlines. it s not gonna bring her back, obviously, but someone needs to own up. someone needs to take responsibility. reporter: as for that contractor, huntleigh usa, they haven t said much. but the ceo did tell me they are re
or any nerve or muscle-related signs or symptoms. do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. .and before starting xarelto®-about any conditions, such as kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. it s important to learn all you can. .to help protect yourself from a stroke. talk to your doctor about xarelto®. there s more to know™. back now with a shocking accident caught on video and now a family suing alaska airlines. their wheelchair-bound grandmother falling down an escalator trying to catch a flight. this morning the images are disturbing. here s clayton sandell. reporter: bernice kekona was supposed to take a flight home, but instead takes this nasty fall. the 74-year-old tumbling down 21 steps at the portland airport her heavy wheelchair landing on top of her as bystanders scramble to help. it could be someone else s grandma, mom, sister that this could happen to. report
beco i m rick leventhal on the fox news deck. maura had on president trump interview with the the new york times. also revealing what he really thought when he endorsed republican roy moore. instead, he thinks he will run the presidency again 2020 because the media was tanked without him. more on this when i fill in for shephard smith reporting. we want a family is suing alaska airlines, claiming the company s negligence led to the death of a loved one. 75-year-old bernice kekona was flying alone last june when she had to change planes in portland, oregon. surveillance video show her left alone in a wheelchair to get her connection. kekona will herself to an escalator where she fell, suffering serious injuries that eventually forced doctors to amputate a leg. she died a day after that surgery. family is suing saying, alaska did not provide the gate to gate service they d arrange for.
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