Time is money, at least for this scorned singlteon. A 34-year-old woman who was dumped after a decade of dating says she wants financial compensation from her ex-boyfriend for stealing her “childbearing years.” The anonymous singleton wrote to The Telegraph’s “Moral Money” advice column, saying she believes her former flame should now pay for IVF … Read more
She kicked the Darth haters to the curb. Aggrieved UK worker Lorna Rooke was awarded almost $40,000 in compensation after being compared to Darth Vader — an analogy that litigators deemed “upsetting.” “Darth Vader is a legendary villain of the Star Wars series, and being aligned with his personality is insulting,” employment judge Kathryn Ramsden … Read more
The Transportation Department has imposed a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways for operating four chronically delayed flights on domestic routes — the first time it has imposed such a fine on an airline for the prohibited scheduling practice. USDOT said Friday that as part of a consent agreement with the airline, JetBlue will pay a $1 million fine and … Read more
Those who were left delayed or stranded due to the global IT outage Friday might be entitled to financial compensation. The CrowdStrike outage forced airlines such as Delta, United and American Airlines to ground flights due to issues with communications, leading to “mass chaos” for travelers. Globally, there were 46,013 total delays on Friday, the … Read more
Southwest Airlines said it had launched a compensation program for flight delays as part of a $140 million Department of Transportation settlement over the carrier’s meltdown in December 2022 during a busy holiday travel period. Southwest in December 2023 agreed over three years to provide $90 million in travel vouchers of $75 or more to passengers delayed at least three … Read more