Lawyer representing United passenger takes on American Airlines


  • World
  • Monday, 24 Apr 2017

FILE PHOTO: Thomas A. Demetrio, Chicago Aviation Attorney and Co-founder of Corboy & Demetrio who represents Dao family, speaks during a news conference at Union League Club in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lawyer representing Dr. David Dao, who was dragged from a United Airlines plane, said he will also represent a woman whose clash with an American Airlines flight attendant went viral over the weekend.

Thomas Demetrio told CNBC on Monday that he will represent both passengers whose recent confrontations with airline and airport employees sparked global outrage and prompted a nationwide conversation over U.S. carriers' treatment of passengers.

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