An American Airlines passenger says he got severe injuries after being 'scalded' by hot coffee during a flight, a lawsuit alleges

• A Pennsylvania man is suing American Airlines, alleging he was "scalded" by a cup of hot coffee on a flight.
• The suit says the coffee spilled onto his arm, leaving the man with "severe and permanent injuries."
• The airline was "careless, reckless and negligent in serving scalding coffee" to the passenger, his suit says. 

A Pennsylvania man has filed a civil lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging he was "scalded" on a recent flight from Vietnam to New York City when an attendant spilled an extremely hot cup of coffee on his arm, leaving him with "severe and permanent injuries."