Delta passenger mauled by emotional support dog files lawsuit

A man mauled by another passenger’s emotional support dog on a Delta Air Lines flight has sued the airline and the other passenger for negligence. A lawsuit alleges Marlin Jackson was in a window seat when a dog sitting in the lap of the passenger next to him suddenly attacked his face. The June 2017 attack during boarding of a flight from Atlanta to San Diego gained national attention and was followed by a series of changes to airline policies for emotional support and service animals. The federal govt is also reviewing its policies for emotional support and service animals on flights. Jackson “bled so profusely that the entire row of seats had to be removed from the airplane,” according to the complaint. Delta, the suit alleges, “took no action to verify or document the behavioural training of the large animal.” <br/>