Originally Posted by
sbm12
Also worth remembering that the CFR defines the airline's obligations and enforcement actions the feds can take against them, but nothing to do with what the airline's obligations are to other passengers.
Even if the regulators decide that UA violated the law by letting the guy on board that's not a mandate to pay out to passengers.
This is entirely wrong. There is no doubt that the CFR is relevent to the standard of care, which is part of any claim against United
which would be using a negligence theory. If the DOT fined UA, it would be the first, and last point you would make.
I'm not say there is or is not a case, or suggesting OP do anything, but the airline's obligations under the CFR is the heart of the entire issue.