Monday, September 08, 2014

Airlines settle $6M lawsuit in death of Bronx woman who was 'too fat' to fly home to the U.S.

The lawsuit accused Delta, KLM Royal Dutch and Lufthansa airlines of sending 407-pound Vilma Soltesz on a debilitating 'goose chase' from airline to airline that caused her to lose her life in Oct. 2012. Vilma's husband, Janos Soltesz, 57, quietly settled the suit in August, court documents show.

 The husband of a Bronx woman who died abroad after she was allegedly barred from flying back to the U.S. for being too fat has settled his $6 million lawsuit against the airlines, the Daily News has learned.

Janos Soltesz, 57, quietly settled his wrongful death suit against Delta, KLM Royal Dutch and Lufthansa airlines in late August, court documents show.

The suit accused the airlines of having sent his 407-pound wife Vilma "on a debilitating 'wild goose chase' from airline to airline, airport to home, and country to country" that caused her to lose her life in Oct. 2012.

In addition to morbid obesity, Vilma, 56, had a partially amputated leg that left her wheelchair bound, court papers say.

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