Michelle Lavin Filed Lawsuit Against JetBlue Three Years After A Hot Tea Spilled And Burned Her Bottom

Lavin claims JetBlue "treated her like dirt", according to a recent lawsuit filed in the Manhattan Supreme Court.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 1, 2017

Manhattan, New York - Michelle Lavin, 25, filed a lawsuit against JetBlue after an incident in 2014, where a cup of hot brim accidentally spilled on her and burned her bottom during the Labor Day weekend. Lavin was on a flight from NYC to Las Vegas and was wearing a seat belt at the time when she turned to look at several passengers arguing over a dog barking. When she complained to the flight attendants, they would only offer her ice and a aspirin.

In the lawsuit, Lavin claimed she received second-and-third-degree burns on her butt after bumping a tray and spilling the hot tea on herself. The flight attendant failed to secure the lid on the hot tea to prevent the spill and the hot tea was unfit for human consumption at the time, according to the lawsuit.

Lavin also had to pull her pants down to show the JetBlue flight attendants the severe burns on her butt because they weren't taking her seriously.