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Exclusive: New York City pediatrician Doreen Benary was rushed to the hospital following an emergency landing in Paris

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A transatlantic flight from Germany to New York City was forced to make an emergency landing in France when a 41-year-old physician with a severe shellfish allergy claims she was served a meal containing shrimp – even after making certain to notify the cabin crew about her ailment.

Manhattan resident Doreen Benary, who works in pediatric emergency medicine, was unaware there was shrimp in the dish until it was too late, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday and obtained first by The Independent.