JetBlue Sued For $1.5 Million Over Burns From Hot Tea

CBS News reports:

A Connecticut woman is suing JetBlue for $1.5 million after she allegedly suffered extreme burns from hot tea she claims was spilled on her chest and lap during a turbulent flight.

On May 15, Tahjana Lewis was traveling with her 5-year-old daughter on a JetBlue flight from Orlando, Florida, to Hartford, Connecticut, when flight attendants started beverage service during a bout of turbulence, according to the lawsuit filed in June.

In her suit, Lewis claims that a passenger seated in the row in front of her requested a cup of hot tea, the contents of which spilled onto Lewis as it was being served by the flight attendant, resulting in severe burns.

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