http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/new...0,4052017.story


"NEW YORK - A New York City lawyer has sued Delta Air Lines Inc. for nearly $1 million, claiming the company's incompetent and rude employees made his 80-year-old mother's birthday trip to South America a stressful, costly horror.

Attorney Richard Roth says not only did he and his family arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina, almost three days late, he had to spend unplanned thousands of dollars on food, hotels and transportation, and buy tickets for another airline.

And because Delta misplaced his luggage, Roth's lawsuit says, he had to buy new clothes for himself and family members after arriving in Buenos Aires.

Though he was promised Delta would bring his luggage, Roth says he had to drive to the airport in Buenos Aires to look for and retrieve his bags himself. "

Wow. If people are paying you to do a job, you need to do it. I honestly don't blame the guy. Mostly because it was for his mother. When you get to a certain age, you've only got so many vacations left.

Wow, $1,000,000 I do think that is a bit extreme. Come on folks sometimes things just do not go according to the plan. Justs say ohh well and move on. No harm no foul. Perhaps Delta will settle with him for the expenses incurred and keep this thing out of the already clogged courts.

I completely agree, although 1 million dollars does seem excessive, I mean shouldn't reimbursing the guys expenses be good enough?

I agree. I completely understand wanting to be reimbursed for unseen expenses, but a million dollars? Just sounds greedy to me.

Hey, we are talking about a New York City lawyer here....

Surprised?

delayed for three days?! wow.. my flight was delayed for almost 14hours yet I was ok with it. because the Airline Company provided us with a hotel room and a free lunch. Xd

LOL!!! Now that you mention it....not really. He's gotta pay for that Park Avenue palace somehow right??