HOUSTON A woman who slipped in the United Airlines terminal at George Bush International is claiming the negligence of the airline, the City of Houston and its janitorial service.
Vergjinia Spahi filed a complaint https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/18/3e/11561949/95691666.PDF May 6 in Harris County District Court against United Airlines Inc., Professional Janitorial Service of Houston Inc., and the City of Houston alleging negligence.
Spahi was traveling from Phoenix, Arizona to Jacksonville, Florida on Dec. 3, 2019, which included a stop over at George Bush International Airport, according to her complaint. She alleges that while she and her family were making their way to their terminal to board their United Airlines flight, she slipped on a napkin or paper towel and fell on the Terrazzo tile flooring. Spahi claims she briefly suffered altered consciousness and that paramedics wrapped her ankle and knee and required a wheel chair.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
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