First lawsuit filed by passenger in Toronto plane crash - MinnPost
Delta Air Lines is facing their first lawsuit over the CRJ-900 aircraft that crash landed in Toronto.
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Plus: U.S. Department of Justice starts an investigation of UnitedHealth Groupâs Medicare billing practices; Delta releases Toronto flight crew info; plans unveiled for development around Allianz Field; and more.
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A Feb. 18 aerial view of the wreckage of a Delta Air Lines operated CRJ-900 aircraft on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Credit: TSB/Handout via REUTERS
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Stephen Swanson at WCCO News reports Delta Air Lines is facing their first lawsuit over the CRJ-900 aircraft that crash landed in Toronto. In a newly filed lawsuit, the passenger says being âsuspended upside downâ and âdrenched with jet fuelâ caused him âsevere emotional distress and mental anguish.â He says he also suffered âsignificant injuries to his head, neck, back, knees and face.â
Related: Delta releases information about crew aboard flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto [WCCO News]
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News reports a transgender man has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, claiming he was frequently harassed by supervisors when he was an employee at its West St. Paul store as a teenager.
Via the Associated Press: UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled early Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giantâs Medicare billing practices.
Via KARE 11: A plan was unveiled Thursday to update the area around Allianz Field in St. Paulâs Midway. The plan is to turn a big empty parking lot into a space with offices, a hotel and restaurants. Organizers also showed off plans for a music venue and green space.
Dana Ferguson at MPR News reports moving boxes and trucks were spotted Thursday at the temporary residence for Gov. Tim Walz and his family, signaling an approaching end to the relocation that took place while the traditional governorâs mansion was undergoing renovations.
Maury Glover at FOX 9 is reporting safety improvements along University Avenue in Minneapolis could mean Stanleyâs Northeast Bar Room would no longer exist.
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