British Airways has not commented on the pending litigation, nor has American Airlines, named as a co-defendant for operating the flight as a codeshare partner.
The family of a Jewish man who died from an asthma attack on a British Airways flight over the summer is suing the airline over negligence.
Shimon Breuer, 25, suffered the fatal attack aboard flight BA179 from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York last June, approximately one hour before the plane was scheduled to land at JFK International Airport.
He had been traveling to New York to volunteer at a children’s summer camp. His brother Hershel Breuer, who filed the suit as executor of Shimon’s estate, alleges the crew failed to take multiple critical steps that could have saved his brother’s life.