The United Airlines and the City of Chicago would both be named as defendants in the suit.
If Dao sues United and then later sues the City of Chicago over the same incident, I'm almost certain that any damages he gets from the city would be offset by whatever money he gets from United.
His lawyer can file whatever way he wants.
“The United Airlines and the City of Chicago would both be named as defendants in the suit.”
I doubt that very much. The causes of action are very different. There will be two separate trials and Dao will get big bucks from each of them irrespective of the other. And quite frankly, I don’t know who I want to pony up more. In terms of physical injuries, the City of Chicago has a bigger issue. And besides, It’s Chicago and anything that can take money from Rahm Emmanuel is a good thing.
There will be at least two settlements.
I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if there’s another suit against the airplane manufacturer.