An attorney for Dr. David Dao, the passenger at the center of the United Airlines incident, said that there will likely be a lawsuit as a result of the incident.
“I think corporate America needs to understand that we all want to be treated in the same manner with the same respect and the same dignity that they would treat their own family members. If they do that, wouldn’t it be great? So, will there be a lawsuit? Yeah, probably,” attorney Thomas Demetrio said during a press conference on Thursday.
Video surfaced of Dao being dragged off an overbooked United flight in Chicago, causing outrage across social media.
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz issued an apology on Tuesday, saying, “I want you to know that we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right.”
President Donald Trump called the situation “horrible” on Wednesday according to The Wall Street Journal.
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