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Southwest flight attendant sues airline over husband s COVID-19 death By Irina Ivanova Airlines lobby Congress for more bailouts
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant whose husband died of COVID-19 is suing the carrier, alleging it failed to follow safety protocols at an employee training event and led to the worker contracting the disease and passing it on to her spouse.
Carol Madden, 69, has worked for Southwest for four years, a job she described as her dream. Last summer, her husband, William Madden, drove her to and from a mandatory training session in Baltimore. Three days after the July 13 event, Madden and her husband both developed COVID-19 symptoms. While Carol Madden recovered, her husband was admitted to the hospital August 1 and died a week later at age 73.
Pictured, Carol Madden Southwest Airlines flight attendant with husband Bill Madden who she blames her employer for his COVID-19 death.
Pictured, Carol Madden Southwest Airlines flight attendant with husband Bill Madden who she blames her employer for his COVID-19 death.
Carol Madden Southwest Airlines flight attendant files lawsuit against her employer claiming they are responsible for her husband’s COVID-19 death as a result of lax protocols during mandatory work training last year. Claims she got sick and passed on virus on to husband who died shortly later.
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A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her employer, accusing the company of lax COVID-19 protocols and contact tracing that eventually led to the death of her husband.
Carol Madden, 69, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court in Maryland seeking more than $3 million in damages, USA Today reported.
Madden attended a one-day training session at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on July 13. Her husband, Bill, drove her home from the event.
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The couple got sick days later and later tested positive for COVID-19, according to the lawsuit. His condition quickly deteriorated and he died a few weeks later. COVID pneumonia was listed as the first cause of death.
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