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According to the Washington Post, two Southwest Airlines pilots allegedly hid a camera in a plane’s lavatory and live-streamed the video to an iPad mounted on the windshield of the cockpit aboard a flight, according to a lawsuit filed by a flight attendant.

Questions:

  1. What type of suit is this?
  2. When did this incident happen?
  3. Despite the question about employment status of the pilots, who is ultimately hurt by these actions?
  4. Could there potentially be additional lawsuits related to this incident?

Source:

Lazo, L. (2019). Two Southwest pilots hid a camera in a plane’s lavatory and live-streamed video to the cockpit, according to lawsuit. The Washington Post, Oct. 27 (Retrievable online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/10/27/two-southwest-pilots-hid-camera-planes-lavatory-live-streamed-video-cockpit-according-lawsuit/ )