South Korea flight attendant sues over ‘nut rage’

A flight attendant who was harassed by a former Korean Air Lines vice president in what became known as the nut rage case filed a civil lawsuit against the airline and the executive. Kim Do Hee, the flight attendant, is seeking compensation for damages that were caused to her career, reputation and emotional well-being after she was verbally and physically attacked by Cho Hyun-ah, who is also the daughter of the airline chairman, according to a statement on Wednesday by two American law firms, the Weinstein Law Firm and Kobre & Kim. Cho, then a vice president overseeing cabin service, became enraged at the way Kim served macadamia nuts to her - in a bag not in a bowl - as the plane was set to leave New York on a flight to Incheon, South Korea on Dec. 5. Cho forced the taxiing plane to return to a gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport and removed another crew member from the plane. It is the first civil lawsuit connected with the nut rage case, which infuriated South Koreans and hogged global headlines. Last month a South Korean court sentenced Cho to one year in prison for violating aviation security laws, using violence against a flight attendant and other charges. Cho has appealed the ruling.

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