Originally Posted by
pauq
And at the same time Erin Andrews got $55M and Hulk Hogan $130M+ (later settled for 31M)... As with anything law, sentences and settlements are almost never proportional to damages or to what other got previously or in the future.
This is true - though note both took over 4 years to get to trial and the examples I gave were primarily from the jurisdiction this will take place.
By then...well if the history of the airline industry is a guide...who knows what the landscape / mood is - or even if we're in another cycle of airline bankruptcies.
The nuts and bolts will be a lot less interesting to the non-aviation public than a celebrity who has been constantly in the media for years and years involved in a case of a sexual nature.
Who has the patience for 4 years when UA is ready to write a large check now.