Overview

• On July 31, 2025, veteran flight attendant Vanessa Miles filed a $75 million negligence claim in U.S. federal court in Michigan after suffering multiple injuries and PTSD in the Feb. 17 Toronto landing incident.
• The lawsuit alleges Delta Air Lines and subsidiary Endeavor Air prioritized operational efficiency over passenger safety by assigning an inexperienced pilot, skimping on landing‐gear maintenance and lacking proper emergency procedures.
• Delta and Endeavor deny negligence, asserting both flight crew members were FAA-certified and qualified, and they say they are cooperating fully with the Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing probe.
• At least 19 Canadian and U.S. passengers have since filed similar suits seeking damages for physical and psychological harm after the Bombardier CRJ-900 flipped upside down and skidded on landing.
• The TSB’s preliminary findings pointed to a high descent rate and abnormal nose pitch in the final seconds before the hard landing, with its full report due by fall 2026.