Mark Lindquist Law: Victim sues Alaska Airlines

Alleges in-flight sexual assault

SEATTLE, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today aviation attorney Mark Lindquist filed a lawsuit on behalf of a victim of an alleged in-flight sexual assault committed by an intoxicated passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight. 

According to the lawsuit, on May 14, 2023, the victim was flying from Seattle to Honolulu on a trip with her book club. A male passenger sat across the aisle from the victim. Initially, he seemed sober.

Flight attendants continually refilled his glass of red wine, the victim alleges. At one point, he grabbed the victim's hand for an unwanted kiss. Eventually, he passed out.

When he regained consciousness, flight attendants continued to serve him more wine. He became increasingly intoxicated. 

Attempting to ignore him, and suffering a headache, the victim covered her eyes with a bag of ice and tried to rest. She reported she was shocked when he forcibly grabbed her right breast and groped her. 

Officers met the passenger when he disembarked from the plane. In a report, a deputy sheriff described him as "very unsteady on his feet and I could smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath as he spoke."

Lindquist's lawsuit alleges negligence, assault, and battery against the perpetrator and negligence against Alaska Airlines for grossly overserving alcohol and failing to protect the victim. 

"With this lawsuit, our client hopes for accountability and justice," said Lindquist. "She doesn't want drunken sexual assaults happening to others."

Mark Lindquist Law, an aviation and injury firm in Tacoma, Washington, was recently voted "Best Personal Injury Firm in Pierce County."

Lindquist is a former elected Prosecutor for Pierce County. He represented dozens of victim families in the two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and currently represents 34 passengers in the Alaska Airlines Boeing Max 9 door plug blowout. 

SOURCE Mark Lindquist Law