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Plane hit by genetic disorder

Saturday 23 October 1993 23:02 BST
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SAN FRANCISCO - A couple whose rare neurological disorder causes involuntarily cursing filed a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines, claiming a pilot ordered them off a flight last July. Adam and Julianna Seligman suffer from Tourette Syndrome, a genetic disability that brings on tics and, for 30 per cent of those afflicted, involuntary swearing. AP

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