Bloomberg Law
April 13, 2017, 4:48 PM UTC

United Passenger Suffered Concussion, Broken Nose, Lawyer Says

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By Michael Sasso and Janan Hanna, Bloomberg News

The passenger dragged off a United Continental Holdings Inc.flight suffered a concussion, a broken nose and two lost teeth, one of his lawyers said Thursday.

The injured man’s legal team is investigating possible legal claims against the airline and will “probably” file a lawsuit, attorney Thomas Demetrio said. Video posted to social media showed passenger David Dao, 69, being pulled from his seat and dragged down the aisle of a plane after refusing to give up his spot on an April 9 flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky.

“For a long ...

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