Monserrate Luna, Puerto Rico, said began eating the reptile while watching a movie on her flight from JFK to San Juan in 2003. 8 years ago.
After chewing for a while, she was unable to swallow and spit it into a napkin.
Her five-year-old son, yes, her 5 year old son confirmed it was "an animal."
Luna says she suffered a rash, bloating and diarrhoea after eating the meal.
Airline lawyer Kenneth Gormley claimed the masticated mess was chicken skin, and that "there may have been some feathers, or what looked like feathers ... but there was no lizard."
We think the lizard sounds pretty good after hearing that.
She filed a $15 million lawsuit against American Airlines in January this year.
8 years later, let the trials begin...
8 years later, let the trials begin...