Passenger’s attorney says lawsuit against United is being prepared

The lawyer representing David Dao, the passenger violently dragged off a United Airlines flight April 9, said he is preparing to file a lawsuit against United for using “unreasonable force and violence” against the passenger. Attorney Tom Demetrio said that Dao was discharged April 12 from a hospital, where he was treated for a “significant concussion, serious broken nose and injuries to the sinuses” all suffered during the incident in which Dao was dragged from an aircraft after being involuntarily bumped from United Express flight 3411. Demetrio said he is conducting due diligence ahead of filing a lawsuit, adding there will be a court hearing April 17 in Chicago regarding the preservation of evidence related to the case. United is primarily responsible, he said, but indicated other parties could also be implicated in a lawsuit. <br/>