Exactly, United has attorneys on staff, they aren’t an added cost for them... they pay them an annual salary so any court costs are limited to the actual court related costs, not attorney fees.
United doesn’t have a prayer legally and they know it... that’s why one of the first things they did was offer every passenger on that flight a full reimbursement, as long as they agreed not to sue.
Their own lawyers told them you are effed.... start trying to dig your way out.
So true. Munoz wouldn’t be going on TV groveling like a submissive dog if United hadn’t created a nightmare for themselves. United made the decision to use for on a legally boarded, well-behaved elderly man. They seriously injured him. If, in addition to the monetary award, Dao wants Munoz to dress in a giant chicken costume and parade around in front of the Chicago terminal clucking, ‘I’m sorry,’...Munoz will do it.
on what basis could other passengers sue? I’m not being argumentative — I just don’t know what would be the basis for John Doe to sue for an incident that happened to someone else (assuming John Doe was far away from David Dao, was not related or knew him in any way and was not bumped off or delayed)