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 An American Airlines flight attendant is suing the carrier for not investigating her claim that she was assaulted by another crew member in 2016 in front of passengers. (Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP) 
 
 Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the location of American Airlines’ headquarters. The company is based in Ft. Worth, Texas. 
 
 An American Airlines flight attendant who says she was dragged down the aisle by her scarf by a fellow crew member has sued the Ft. Worth, Texas-based carrier for failing to investigate the July 2016 brawl or take actions to ensure her safety. 
 
 In her lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court and obtained by The Dallas Morning News, Kathy Ida Wolfe says another flight attendant, Laura Powers, "maliciously dug her fingernails into my arm, and slammed the door of a beverage cart on my arm" and later "grabbed my scarf, choking me, and dragged me in the aisle and in front of the passengers." 
 
 Wolfe, who resides in Irving, Texas, says she followed the proper procedure, reporting the altercation to the flight's captain, other crew members and the flight services manager. 
 
 When no one at the airline took action, she says she reported the assault and battery to legal authorities. 
 
 She alleges American was negligent and created a dangerous work environment, thereby breaching her contract. She is seeking $1 million in damages. 
 
 American Airlines spokeswoman Michelle Mohr confirmed the lawsuit to USA TODAY, but would not comment on the specific allegations, saying only, “American strives to create a work environment in which all team members feel safe and respected.” 
 
 Lawyers for the airline and Powers responded to the lawsuit after it was initially filed in a local court, arguing they are "not liable because Plaintiff caused or contributed to cause the harm for which recovery of damages is sought." 
 
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 A brawl between two American Airlines flight attendants during a flight in which one woman allegedly dragged the other by her scarf down the aisle has resulted in a lawsuit against the Fort Worth-based carrier. 
 
 On-flight fisticuffs - usually between passengers -- are increasingly disrupting U.S. commercial airline flights, as numerous YouTube videos attest. 
 
 Kathy Ida Wolfe claims in her lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court, that Laura Powers "maliciously dug her fingernails into my arm, and slammed the door of a beverage cart on my arm" during the June 2016 flight. 
 
 Wolfe said Powers, 56, of Flower Mound, then "grabbed my scarf, choking me, and dragged me in the aisle and in front of the passengers," according to the lawsuit. 
 
 Wolfe, of Irving, said she followed American's procedures by reporting the attack to the captain, other flight attendants and the flight service manager. 
 
 "I also reported the assault and battery to legal authorities after American Airlines failed to investigate and/or take action to ensure my safety," she said in the lawsuit, which was initially filed in June in Tarrant County district court. 
 
 Wolfe declined to comment when reached by phone Friday. Her attorney could not be reached Friday for comment. Powers' attorney declined to comment. 
 
 American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said he couldn't comment on the lawsuit's specific allegations but said "American strives to create a work environment in which all team members feel safe and respected." 
 
 
 
 American and Powers each filed an answer to the Tarrant County lawsuit before it was refiled in federal court, both stating they are "not liable because Plaintiff caused or contributed to cause the harm for which recovery of damages is sought." 
 
 
 
 The lawsuit said both women are employees of American Airlines, although their status was not immediately known. 
 
 Wolfe's lawsuit against American and Powers alleges negligence, dangerous work environment, breach of contract, and assault and battery. The suit seeks damages of up to $1 million. 
 
 Powers has worked as an American Airlines flight attendant since 1985, according to a 2011 bankruptcy filing. ||||| Two female American Airlines flight attendants are headed to federal court over allegations that one of the women dragged the other down an airplane aisle by her uniform scarf during a flight. Claiming that the carrier failed to investigate the incident, the supposed victim now seeks up to $1 million in damages. 
 
 On Nov. 9, Kathy Ida Wolfe of Irving, Texas, filed lawsuit against Laura Powers, alleging that the Flower Mound, Texas, woman "maliciously dug her fingernails into my arm, and slammed the door of a beverage cart on my arm" during a June 2016 flight, the Dallas News reports. 
 
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 According to the outlet, in the documents, 56-year-old Wolfe claims that her attacker "grabbed my scarf” and was “choking me" as she "dragged me in the aisle and in front of the passengers.” 
 
 Wolfe continued that she followed her employer’s procedures by reporting the attack to the captain, her fellow cabin crew members and the flight service manager, though her employer later failed to properly investigate the incident. 
 
 "I also reported the assault and battery to legal authorities after American Airlines failed to investigate and/or take action to ensure my safety," Wolfe said in the lawsuit. 
 
 According to the News, the suit was first filed in June in Tarrant County district court. Wolfe’s lawsuit against the employer and her coworker alleges “negligence, dangerous work environment, breach of contract, and assault and battery,” the News reports. She seeks damages of up to $1 million. 
 
 Meanwhile, Powers and American Airlines each filed an answer to the Tarrant County lawsuit before it was sent to federal court. Both claim that they are "not liable because Plaintiff caused or contributed to cause the harm for which recovery of damages is sought." 
 
 Both women are actively employed by American Airlines as per the lawsuit, though their immediate status remains unknown, according to the News. 
 
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 American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein declined Fox News’ request for comment on the lawsuit itself, but offered the following statement: 
 
 “American strives to create a work environment in which all team members feel safe and respected,” he said.
– In an incident that somehow failed to become a viral video, an American Airlines flight attendant was dragged down the aisle by her scarf during a clash with another flight attendant, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. In the lawsuit, Kathy Ida Wolfe claims Laura Powers "maliciously dug her fingernails" into her arm before slamming the door of a beverage cart on it, the Dallas Morning News reports. Powers then "grabbed my scarf, choking me, and dragged me in the aisle and in front of the passengers," Wolfe says. Wolfe says she reported the June 2016 incident to the captain, fellow attendants, and a manager. She says she reported the assault to authorities after the airline failed to take action, USA Today reports. She accuses the airline and Powers of "negligence, dangerous work environment, breach of contract, and assault and battery" and is seeking $1 million in damages. Powers and the airline argue that they are not liable because Wolfe "caused or contributed to cause the harm for which recovery of damages is sought." Fox reports that according to the lawsuit, both women are still employed by American Airlines. (This worker "slipped through the cracks" after taking a nap in a plane's cargo hold.)