“Trumped by contractural rights. “
You’ve never read the contract. You wouldn’t know.
Just the fact that United has allegedly already offered an eight-figure settlement shows you are the one who doesn't know what he is talking about. Someone posted a list of reasons United provided for removal from a plane. Others have posted snippets of federal law regarding this matter. You can only spew absolute concepts about property rights. But property rights are not absolute when mitigated by a contract. For example, a landlord has restrictions on being able to enter a property he has leased to someone. The same applies here.