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June 16, 2002, 04:56 AM
Air France and Continental Airlines were sued by a woman runner who claims lack of legroom on flights from Paris to San Francisco caused a near fatal heart attack last year, Associated Press reported.
Debra Miller, 37, of Oakland, California, filed suit in federal court this week, demanding the airlines pay $100,000 in medical bills, AP said. Miller's lawyer told AP it's the first US claim for so called economy class syndrome, or deep vein thrombosis.
Deep-vein thrombosis is a condition in which a blood clot forms in the legs during prolonged immobility.
Miller had run a marathon in Paris before her flight from Paris on April 12, 2001, the report said. She suffered her heart attack on April 28. Houston based Continental Airlines wouldn't comment on the lawsuit, and Air France, based in Paris, couldn't be reached late Friday, AP reported.
Debra Miller, 37, of Oakland, California, filed suit in federal court this week, demanding the airlines pay $100,000 in medical bills, AP said. Miller's lawyer told AP it's the first US claim for so called economy class syndrome, or deep vein thrombosis.
Deep-vein thrombosis is a condition in which a blood clot forms in the legs during prolonged immobility.
Miller had run a marathon in Paris before her flight from Paris on April 12, 2001, the report said. She suffered her heart attack on April 28. Houston based Continental Airlines wouldn't comment on the lawsuit, and Air France, based in Paris, couldn't be reached late Friday, AP reported.