Aw nuts! American Airlines sued for serving peanuts

Another week, another passenger sues another airline. This time American Airlines is caught in the fray for serving peanuts during a flight from Los Angeles to New York. Passenger Tehmina Haque's son is deathly allergic to peanuts and while Ms. Haque was assured there would be no peanuts served, they were.

But, no, nothing actually happened to her son, but she decided to sue anyway. She says because:

"For the entire flight ... plaintiff remained fearful, tense and anxious as she watched over her son's every breath and body twitch, concerned that at any moment her son could have an anaphylactic reaction while imprisoned 35,000 feet into the air,"

Dare I ask if she or someone in her family is a lawyer? No, I don't want to make light of her son's condition. While I couldn't live without the p-butter, I know several kids (and it's always the kids, isn't it?) who are very allergic. But nothing actually happened during this flight! I would also think as a parent with an afflicted child you'd be prepared for the worst case scenario and trust nobody. Especially when traveling. Right?

Damages were unspecified. For your information, no airline claims to be peanut-free. AA's policy specifically says:

"Although we do not serve peanuts, we do serve other nut products and there may be trace elements of unspecified peanut ingredients, including peanut oils, in meal and snacks.

" ... We cannot guarantee customers will not be exposed to peanuts during flight and strongly encourage customers to take all necessary medical precautions to prepare for the possibility of exposure,"

In reality, they serve what food service at the departing airport gives them. Sometimes it's different than expected. So if you are allergic, come prepared.

Like the other airline lawsuits I've discussed, I suspect it'll be quietly dismissed.

But back to peanut allergies...why is it always the kids? No one I went to school with ever had that problem. What the heck happened?

Suit: Airline endangered boy with peanut allergy [Newsday]