Passenger Files Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines Over Fatal Engine Failure

(CNN) — A passenger aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 has filed a lawsuit against the company calling for compensatory and punitive damages following the fatal engine failure earlier this month.
Lilia Chavez, a passenger from California, was seated three rows behind Jennifer Riordan, the woman who died as a result of the incident that led to an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
The jet’s engine failed April 17 about 20 minutes into the flight from New York to Dallas. D