Boeing Faces Revived Hearing Loss Claims From Flight Attendants

The Texas Supreme Court revived a federal case from two flights attendants who suffered hearing damage from a malfunctioning smoke detector on a Boeing aircraft flight.

Answering yes to two questions certified by the US Fifth Circuit, the court reasoned that a federal district court erred in dismissing the case based on the lapsing of a two-year statute of limitations. The Supreme Court agreed with the flight attendants that the clock should have tolled as the attendants refined their case to resolve a jurisdictional question.

Friday’s ruling comes three months after the Supreme Court held oral arguments in September. ...