That may be tough to prosecute.

While there are laws that require passengers to obey flight attendants, that is in place for the safety of the crew and passengers. I'm not sure refusing to get up would fall under that category.

In response to this post by TheNuke

Posted: 04/28/2017 at 1:18PM

Over/Under on the United Airlines Settlement...8 Figures? -- Burruss Writer 04/28/2017 10:50AM

Probably right around $1M ** -- 133743Hokie 04/28/2017 5:09PM

8 figures easy. Wouldn't be surprised if it was $50M. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 04/28/2017 3:32PM

I heard they only moved a bit on what the Dao's lawyer asked for.... ** -- UTPr0sim 04/28/2017 2:48PM

What? No one guessed three fitty? ** -- UsherDog2008 04/28/2017 12:22PM

Under...$1.75 mil. ** -- Hokebury 04/28/2017 11:39AM

I think $10MM is the number ** -- VT Pops 04/28/2017 11:15AM

There's no way he should get more than 6 figures ** -- psychobilly 04/28/2017 11:14AM

I'm with you,and if the lawyers play hard ball -- TheNuke 04/28/2017 11:46AM

No prosecuter would take that case to trial -- MEHOKIE 04/28/2017 4:39PM

No they didn't. They have a right to remove anyone at anytime for any reasn ** -- 133743Hokie 04/28/2017 5:10PM

No they don't. The contract of carriage is clear and limits the -- MEHOKIE 04/28/2017 5:23PM

That's not correct ** -- 133743Hokie 04/28/2017 8:19PM

Bald assertion ** -- MEHOKIE 04/28/2017 8:42PM

That may be tough to prosecute. -- 48zip 04/28/2017 1:18PM

Big difference in what he "should" get and what he "got"... -- Burruss Writer 04/28/2017 11:19AM

He should if it's worth it to United. ** -- 48zip 04/28/2017 11:16AM

I'm saying what he deserved for what he went through -- psychobilly 04/28/2017 11:20AM

Well, my insurance paid for my daughter knocking off a license plate frame -- 48zip 04/28/2017 11:26AM

Why did your insurance pay if the accident was caused by the driver behind -- GFallsFan 04/28/2017 12:14PM

She hit car 1, then car 3 hit her. The H&R driver kept going and -- 48zip 04/28/2017 12:28PM

So the H&R driver and car 1 were in cahoots in a scam? -- Hokie360 04/28/2017 12:59PM

I think it may have been a scam, but driver 1 was a new driver. -- 48zip 04/28/2017 1:06PM

We're livin' in a lawyers paradise. ** -- `lag 04/28/2017 11:24AM

Re: Over/Under on the United Airlines Settlement...8 Figures? -- vtdadingf 04/28/2017 10:59AM

Ovah ** -- 48zip 04/28/2017 11:00AM

Not sure over $10, your estate gets about $4M if you die in a plane crash -- Technocrat 04/28/2017 10:59AM

Better off dead? ** -- YardBird 04/28/2017 11:00AM

Free pretzels for life, 3 oz. at a time ** -- WestyHokie 04/28/2017 10:54AM

That may be tough to prosecute.

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