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Flight Attendant Says Exploding Coffee Maker on Alaska Airlines Flight Left Permanent Scars
At least 10 flight attendants were reportedly burned by Stumptown Coffee packaging defects that failed high-altitude testing, leading to claims of physical and emotional damages.
- On Friday, flight attendant Victoria Waldron sued Stumptown Coffee in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging packaging defects caused severe burns during an Alaska Airlines flight to Phoenix on April 1, 2024.
- Stumptown began supplying Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air in December 2023 after replacing Starbucks; the complaint alleges the packaging was not tested for cabin pressure between 6,000 and 8,000 feet.
- At least nine other flight attendants reported similar burns before Waldron was injured, and The Association of Flight Attendants identified the packaging as a suspected factor by February 20, 2024.
- Filed by the Choate Law Firm, the lawsuit alleges Stumptown failed to warn or recall the product after receiving notice of complaints; the filing seeks damages for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain.
- Waldron continues to experience visible scarring and heat-triggered rashes and may require ongoing dermatological care and surgical treatment, as she was pregnant during the incident.
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Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Claims 'Explosive' Onboard Coffee Maker Left Her with 'Permanent' Burns: Lawsuit
Victoria Waldron says nine similar incidents were previously documented before her alleged April 1, 2024, injuryL: Stock photo of an aircraft galley coffee maker; R: An Alaska Airlines planeCredit: Viktar Lameika/Getty; Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via GettyNEED TO KNOWA flight attendant claims she suffered severe burns from a malfunctioning coffee maker during an April 2024 flightIn a civil complaint filed on behalf of Alaska Airlines flight attendant…
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