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April 28, 2017, 12:00 PM UTC

United Avoids Lawsuit Settling With Flier Dragged From Plane

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By Andrew Harris and Michael Sasso, Bloomberg News

United Airlines avoided a lawsuit by settling out of court with a passenger whose forcible removal from a plane was captured on video and circulated online by fellow travelers, sparking widespread condemnation of the carrier.

Terms of David Dao’s settlement with Chicago-based United are confidential, according to a press release issued Thursday by Corboy & Demetrio, the law firm which represents him.

“United has taken full responsibility for what happened on Flight 3411 without attempting to blame others including the City of Chicago,” attorney Thomas Demetrio said in the statement. “For this ...

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