Airtran Airways Sues Its Own Injured Employee for Over $250,000, According to the Law Firm of Link & Smith
Ms. Elem began working in 2002 for Atlanta based Airtran Airways, a billion dollar airline which is owned by Southwest Airlines. The entire time Elem worked for Airtran, she always paid health insurance premiums to Aetna through the airline's employee benefit program. In 2007, Elem was injured in a car wreck and suffered significant injuries for which Aetna paid $134,000 in related medical expenses.
Airtran sued Ms. Elem to recover the full $134,000 paid by Aetna and now amazingly stands to collect over $280,000, an amount that almost exceeds the entire amount Elem ...





