Passenger Sues Southwest Airlines Over Fatal Engine Explosion

Passenger Sues Southwest Airlines Over Fatal Engine Explosion
Emergency personnel monitor the damaged engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 on a runway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2018. Reuters/Mark Makela
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NEW YORK—A lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co has been filed by a passenger who was flying on last week’s flight 1380, in which an engine exploded and one person was killed.

The lawsuit claims that since the accident, the passenger, Lilia Chavez, has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and other personal injuries.