New lawsuit filed over Delta Air Lines crash at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga

Another person has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and Endeavor Air over last month’s plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga.

Tomas Stamm of Houston, Texas says he sustained debilitating injuries as a result of the crash. He is seeking an unspecified amount of money in damages.

He was one of 80 people on the flight who survived the Feb. 17 incident that occurred as the plane was landing under wintery conditions.

Under the suit filed in a U.S. federal court, Stamm asserts the flight crew “failed to observe fundamental procedures for a landing approach, and violated international airline industry standards” and  was “inadequately hired, trained, managed and supervised.”

He said he was injured when the plane rolled over, and that he was drenched in jet fuel and sprayed with fire suppressing foam.

Delta and its subsidiary Endeavor have not commented on the allegations which have not been proven in court.

It is known that at least two other lawsuits have been filed.

One complaint alleges Marthinus Lourens of Texas was drenched with jet fuel as the plane rolled upside down, and that he suffered significant injuries and emotional distress.

The other complaint alleges Hannah Krebs of Minneapolis suffered extreme bodily and mental injuries and economic losses because of Monday’s crash.

Delta has offered $30,000 in compensation to passengers who were on the plane, saying the money “has no strings attached.”

Passengers boarded flight 4819 at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport before noon on that day. When the plane attempted to land around 2 p.m., it skidded on the runway, creating a fireball as its wing scraped along the ground before it rolled over, breaking into sections before coming to a stop in a cloud of smoke.

– with files from The Canadian Press