https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/16/uk/br...ntl/index.html
This lawsuit seems somewhat frivolous. I don't believe the passenger was injured. I think he is just pissed off.
However, I agree that something needs to be done about the size of airline seats.
They are no longer of a proper size to fit many adults, and it's not because of any obesity epidemic. It's because seats and their associated spaces have shrunk, in an attempt to squeeze more money out of each flight.
It has gotten to the point that some discount airlines actually have seats too small for someone 5'8" to comfortably sit! (Google Air Canada Rouge, for example.)
As a tall person who is not freakishly tall, I find it incredibly frustrating that a standard seat cannot accommodate me anymore.
I one had a nightmarish flight where I was "sandwiched" between two tall and heavy people, and it was the longest 6 hours of my life. Even if these two people were tall and thin, it still would have been tough, because the legroom is not enough, thus causing people's legs to spill over to the sides.
I hope airlines are eventually forced to make seats larger again, even if it raises prices a little bit.
I try to purchase economy plus or business class when possible, but sometimes economy plus isn't available, and business class can be ridiculously expensive (sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't).