CHICAGO – A Cook County resident alleges she was injured on a flight from Mexico to Chicago because of the weather conditions.
Sandra Alarcon filed a complaint on Nov. 14 in Cook County Circuit Court against Aerovias de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Aerolitoral S.A. de C.V. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, on July 31, Alarcon was a passenger onboard Flight 2431 traveling to Chicago from Mexico. She alleges she was injured during takeoff.
The plaintiff holds the defendants responsible because they allegedly failed to assess pre-flight conditions prior to departing from the airport in Mexico and failed to return to its gate or ground when their pilots knew weather conditions were unsafe.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment in excess of the jurisdictional limits. She is represented by Robert A. Clifford, Kevin P. Durkin, Richard F. Burke Jr. and Jack J. Casciato of Clifford Law Offices PC in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 18-L-012394