American Airlines has replaced the law firm that reported this to the judge. 9 year old girl I inadvertently failed to notice that a phone camera was attached to the seat in the airplane toilet.
An airline spokesman confirmed Friday that law firm Wilson Elser is no longer defending the American woman in the lawsuit filed by the girl’s family.
American hired Kelly Hart & Hallman, a Fort Worth firm that has done extensive work for American on other matters.
The change in attorneys came after Wilson Elser said in a court document that any harm to the girl could be attributed to her “fault and negligence” for using a restroom “that she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.” »
A former American flight attendant accused of luring girls into the toilet after taping his iPhone to the toilet seat and explaining that the seat was broken. Estes Carter Thompson III, fired by American, He pleaded not guilty this week about attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse images.
The family of a 9-year-old girl filed a lawsuit in Texas state court in Austin, Texas, after the FBI told them that videos of the girl were found on a flight attendant’s phone.
“With new legal representation, we hope that American Airlines will now take a fresh look at the case and finally accept some measure of responsibility for what happened to our client,” said Paul Llewellyn, an attorney for the girl’s family.
Llewellyn is also representing the family of a 14-year-old who is suing the American in federal court in North Carolina over the alleged actions of the same flight attendant.
Wilson Elser did not immediately respond to a request for comment.