Lawsuit Claiming Teen’s Death Tied to Faulty AED Equipment on American Airlines Flight Can Move Forward

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2026.05.18 15:48
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A federal appellate court has allowed a lawsuit to proceed regarding the death of a 14-year-old on an American Airlines flight, linked to a malfunctioning automated external defibrillator (AED). The court found unresolved questions about the AED's functionality during the emergency. The case will return to a Fort Worth federal court for trial, following the family's claims that the flight crew struggled to operate the AED, which failed to deliver a necessary shock.