Chicago, IL – US Won’t Punish United Over Passenger-dragging Incident

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    Chicago, IL – Federal officials have decided not to punish United Airlines over an infamous incident in which a passenger was dragged off an overcrowded plane.

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    The Transportation Department said it found no evidence that United violated the passenger’s civil rights and not enough evidence that it violated rules regarding bumping passengers.

    A department lawyer told United about the decision in a May 12 letter, but neither the agency nor the airline made the matter public. An advocacy group, Flyers Rights, released the letter Wednesday after obtaining it through an open-records request.

    On April 9, airport security officers in Chicago dragged 69-year-old David Dao from a United Express plane. The airline said it needed room for four employees who were traveling to staff a flight the following morning.


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    lazy-boy
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    lazy-boy
    6 years ago

    didn’t he get a big money settlement?

    cbdds
    cbdds
    6 years ago

    There is now a pattern of having the fix in before legal decisions are made in all matters like this. Yes, ther emight have been a personal settlement for damages but there is still (or was) a legal issue over abuse and discrimination. The legal issue is important to help prevent repeat instances.

    6 years ago

    The legal profession is FIXED from top to bottom.