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Attorneys for United passenger dragged from plane speak publicly

By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Attorneys for a Kentucky physician forcibly removed from his United Airlines seat after he refused to voluntarily give the spot up will address the public Thursday at a news conference in Chicago.

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Attorneys for David Dao, 69, are expected to announce a lawsuit against United Airlines.

On Wednesday, Dao's attorney requested an order from the Cook County Circuit Court requiring that Chicago officials and United keep "all video, cockpit recordings and other reports from the flight, along with the personnel files of the Aviation Department officers who pulled Dao from the plane," the Chicago Tribune reported.

Passengers started filming in United Airlines Flight 3411 on Sunday after Dao refused to give up his seat, even after airline crew called police to have him removed. Video posted on social media showed Dao being manhandled by the officers as he screamed before they dragged him, bloodied, down the plane’s center aisle.

The involved officers were placed on administrative leave as the city investigates the incident.

Dao remained hospitalized by his injuries Tuesday, according to a statement from his attorney, Chicago-based personal injury lawyer Thomas Demetrio.

United CEO Oscar Munoz apologized for the incident and vowed Tuesday that the company would no long ask police to remove passengers from full flights. He also offered full refunds, in the form of cash, miles or travel credits, to all the passengers who were on Flight 3411.

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