UA Sued For False Imprisonment
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UA Sued For False Imprisonment
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False imprisonment??
If she has any way to prove what happened she'll collect on this but how did United imprison her in any way other than what she already consented to in taking the flight?
If she has any way to prove what happened she'll collect on this but how did United imprison her in any way other than what she already consented to in taking the flight?
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False imprisonment? What, did she expect UA would give her a parachute and let her jump?
I do find it hard to believe the FAs and captain didn't take any action.
I do find it hard to believe the FAs and captain didn't take any action.
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Another minor (no pun intended) wrinkle here is the plaintiff may not have had standing to sue until she turned 18. I'm not certain on that point of law, but it may have affected the question of whether or not a prior complaint was filed.
I am explaining above, not taking a position on the merits of the case.
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A rep for United Airlines tells us, "We have not received any complaint filed by Gloria Allred."
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I should add that Gloria Allred, the lawyer for the plaintiff, is a well-known (some would say infamous) feminist attorney, having represented one of Tiger Woods' paramours, the woman responsible for the downfall of Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, and other women in suits against celebrities. My favorite, for some reason, is this: "In a March 2008 complaint against the TSA, Allred represented a client who was given a pliers and told to remove her nipple rings at a Lubbock, Texas, airport."
With Allred involve, you can be certain that this will get some ink, unless UA settles quickly (which is most likely).
With Allred involve, you can be certain that this will get some ink, unless UA settles quickly (which is most likely).
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Very interesting to hear she says that the FA said "there is nothing that they can do."
New United really should consider to change their slogan to "Fly the there is nothing we can do airline."
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I also feel it's unbelievable that the FA did not do anything for this situation.
Hope can hear the other side of this story soon.
New United really should consider to change their slogan to "Fly the there is nothing we can do airline."
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I also feel it's unbelievable that the FA did not do anything for this situation.
Hope can hear the other side of this story soon.
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How does Gloria Allred find all these people? That is the important question here. She is the very definition of lawyer scum. I just can't believe this story. There is no age requirement for when you can sue. One could say that she actually had more leverage when she was younger and should have filed the case then. I have been on a lot of flights and never have had any incident like that happen. Doesn't mean it is impossible, but I just can't accept that a flight attendant or any airline employee would allow for something like that. I am certain other passengers would have made an issue out of it.
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I should add that Gloria Allred, the lawyer for the plaintiff, is a well-known (some would say infamous) feminist attorney, having represented one of Tiger Woods' paramours, the woman responsible for the downfall of Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, and other women in suits against celebrities. My favorite, for some reason, is this: "In a March 2008 complaint against the TSA, Allred represented a client who was given a pliers and told to remove her nipple rings at a Lubbock, Texas, airport."
With Allred involve, you can be certain that this will get some ink, unless UA settles quickly (which is most likely).
With Allred involve, you can be certain that this will get some ink, unless UA settles quickly (which is most likely).
Why would UA settle when they are willing to fight to defend much more serious matters.
More "special charges" on the income statement and income for lawyers.
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Another minor (no pun intended) wrinkle here is the plaintiff may not have had standing to sue until she turned 18. I'm not certain on that point of law, but it may have affected the question of whether or not a prior complaint was filed.
I am explaining above, not taking a position on the merits of the case.
I am explaining above, not taking a position on the merits of the case.
Also not as an under-18 her name would have been redacted from the complaint and probably would have reduced the publicity the lawyer would have received.
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I did mean "standing" in a legal sense, because the parents may not have wanted to litigate, and the statute of limitations essentially stands still for under-18 litigants, in many torts. But of course that is all speculation, as is virtually everything here, until someone finds the court docket for the criminal matter involved, and the civil one as well.