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re: United's dragged passenger hires high-powered Chicago personal injury lawyer
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:16 am to emanresu
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:16 am to emanresu
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He's going to claim millions in punitive damages.That's not fricked up, and that's what is deserving here
lol no. The only reason he got his arse kicked was because of his own stupidity.
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Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:17 am to slackster
quote:Well when they announced a boarding time, they is when people start to enter the plane. If they want to argue that boarding is technically when the gates close, then all of their polices regarding boarding times and denial of boarding after a certain point is going to impacted.
It all boils down to the definition of "boarding."
I just don't see a way UA can fight this and not have any major repercussions, whether legally or in public relations.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:19 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Arguing singular causes in complex situations is just illogical. Sure, he contributed to his own situation but so did United and the police themsleves.
The only reason he got his arse kicked was because of his own stupidity.
I don't know why we have to find a singular source of blame. The world doesn't work that way.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:20 am to shawnlsu
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Their employees can fly for free on the next flight that has room.
I agree that United royally fricked up the way it was handled. The employees should've never been on stand-by to begin with and United should've never boarded passengers that would've had to be bumped. United should've continued to increase their compensation offer for someone to voluntarily give up their seats...eventually someone would've taken the offer when it got juicy enough.
BUT...the next flight wasn't until the next afternoon. If those 4 United crew members didn't make it to Louisville that night, then it would've caused major problems for whatever flight that crew was scheduled for the next morning.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:20 am to shawnlsu
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That he paid to be on.
And they were refunding his money for (and then some). Its no different from when you order something online, and then they send you an email that it is out of stock.
Once told to leave, the guy should have left; and these days, once you make a ruckus on a plane, it's over for you. He decided to whimper and go limp instead of just acting like an adult.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:21 am to Tiger in NY
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Its no different from when you order something online, and then they send you an email that it is out of stock.
Oh it's that simple huh? OT never ceases to amaze.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:22 am to Tiger Prawn
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BUT...the next flight wasn't until the next afternoon. If those 4 United crew members didn't make it to Louisville that night, then it would've caused major problems for whatever flight that crew was scheduled for the next morning
Aside from the legalities, this is a terrible business model and invites this kind of bad press.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:22 am to member12
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Would have been a lot cheaper just to cough up a few hundred more in credits until they found a volunteer.
Or, as others have mentioned, put your four employees on an Uber to Louisville.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:22 am to Hangover Haven
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Put yourself in that situation... You have to go work the next morning to see clients, you're next to your wife or girlfriend, assuming you have one, and she doesn't have to get off... Which put things in a bad situation as well.. So she has to get off...
Frick that, I hope United pays through their arse..
I get off and bitch until I get a free voucher and hotel stay for my wife and I. No one gets fired for missi g a morning, unless they are on the verge of being fired anyway. Especially not fricking doctors.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:23 am to buckeye_vol
They'll fight it for a while then settle. Passengers attorney will take 40% and everyone will be happy.
It's not whether or not the plantiff has a case, it's how much will it cost to defend vs what they'll take as settlement.
It's not whether or not the plantiff has a case, it's how much will it cost to defend vs what they'll take as settlement.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:23 am to MontyFranklyn
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Well paying for a ticket entitled him to a seat.
No, it doesn't. It is revocable at any time.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:24 am to Tiger in NY
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Once told to leave, the guy should have left; and these days, once you make a ruckus on a plane, it's over for you. He decided to whimper and go limp instead of just acting like an adult.
Serious question, do you think people with a valid lease have a right to stay on a certain property? That a contract can enable a person to certain legal privileges?
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:24 am to Tiger in NY
quote:Well I think they should offer cash rather than relatively worthless vouchers. But clearly to wasn't enough of an offer for anybody to accept. Raise it until people do.
And they were refunding his money for (and then some).
quote:No it's nothing like that. It would he like ordering a product and after it is delivered they force you to give it back because one of their own employees needs it.
Its no different from when you order something online, and then they send you an email that it is out of stock.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:25 am to buckeye_vol
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No it's nothing like that. It would he like ordering a product and after it is delivered they force you to give it back because one of their own employees needs it.
And then when you don't give it back they beat you up and take it from you
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:26 am to Tiger in NY
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I get off and bitch until I get a free voucher and hotel stay for my wife and I. No one gets fired for missi g a morning, unless they are on the verge of being fired anyway. Especially not fricking doctors.
True dat. This jackass could have handled the situation better and probably made a better deal for himself rather than getting his arse dragged off the plane and made a spectacle out of himself internationally.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:26 am to NYNolaguy1
quote:Imagine if other establishments did this.
Serious question, do you think people with a valid lease have a right to stay on a certain property? That a contract can enable a person to certain legal privileges?
You're checked into a hotel, getting your luggage unpacked, and getting ready for bed and hear a knock. "We need you to leave because one of our employees needs to use your room."
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:27 am to CharlesLSU
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All BS aside, he really shoulda just got up and walked off as the others did, and UA should have just kept upping the voucher value
Exactly, he should have just used the opportunity to get a couple free flights and a hotel from United. That's what sane adults would do.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:27 am to Jimmy2shoes
quote:The fair comparison quite possibly is having a signed contract to be in that store or on that property and doing nothing to breach the contract, then being told to leave.
Just like being told to leave a store or private property and you don't after LEO asks you to. You gonna get your arse drug out.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:28 am to buckeye_vol
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Arguing singular causes in complex situations is just illogical. Sure, he contributed to his own situation but so did United and the police themsleves.
I don't know why we have to find a singular source of blame. The world doesn't work that way.
His actions are the only reason the situation went as far as it did. The world does actually work that way.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:28 am to slackster
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I dislike most of the airlines like everyone else, but the legality of this case does fascinate me. From a business standpoint, United fricked up royally, but I'm not sure if they violated anything in their contract of carriage.
No, but they seem to have likely fricked up their bottom line. Dude took a stand against bullshite I didn't even know was possible - taking paying customers off the plane for employees would have made me livid.
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