"While the plane was still at the gate, Plasencia suffered a "mini stroke" and temporarily lost the ability to speak or pick up his phone, according to the complaint. His wife alerted a flight attendant and the pilot but instead of alerting medical personnel and following company policy, the lawsuit said the pilot dismissed her concerns, "joked with Plasencia, and cleared him for take-off.""
"Plasencia then had a stroke while the plane was in the air; he was hospitalized after the plane landed in Spain and was in critical condition for more than three weeks before he went back to the U.S., according to court documents. He can't speak or write and now "depends entirely on daily, significant, around-the-clock, in-home care and intensive rehabilitation," according to the lawsuit."
A 67-year-old Watsonville chef experienced a mini-stroke at the gate, temporarily losing speech and the ability to use his phone. His wife notified cabin staff and the pilot, who dismissed her concerns, joked with the passenger, and cleared the flight for takeoff. He suffered a subsequent stroke in flight, was hospitalized in Spain and remained in critical condition for more than three weeks before returning to the United States. He cannot speak or write and depends entirely on around-the-clock in-home care and intensive rehabilitation. A federal jury in San Jose awarded $9.6 million, finding crew failed to follow protocols and delayed care nearly eight hours.
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