Admittedly I don’t know all the facts and I wish Her all the best with her legal claim .
I have refused to accept an aircraft or 3 separate occasions due to technical issues which were rectified prior to a delayed departure,
on one occasion I was uncertain about the DDO until the engineer muttered under his breath “ I wouldn’t fly in this thing “
that was enough for me . Sometimes you have just have to stand your ground despite the pressure .
Personally I would never have operated the aircraft onward from Shemya following a smoke incident . You never know how much each individual has been affected by smoke inhalation and I’m even more surprised that the CAD signed off on that flight . Having said that I wasn’t there and this is only my opinion nevertheless I wish her every success with her law suit