United Airlines has reached a settlement with the passenger who was dragged off a plane (UAL)

United Airlines has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dr. David Dao.According to Dao's attorney, Thomas Demetrio, the two parties reached an "amicable settlement" for the injuries his client received when he was violently removed from United Airlines Flight 3411 on April 9.Both parties have agreed to keep the value of the settlement confidential.In a statement, Demetrio praised United CEO Oscar Munoz."Mr. Munoz said he was going to do the right thing, and he has," Demetrio said. "In addition, United Airlines taken full responsibility for what happened on Flight 3411, without attempting to blame others, including the City of Chicago.""For this acceptance of corporate accountability, United is to be applauded."As a result of the incident involving Dr. Dao, United Airlines has instituted a host of policy changes aimed at preventing a recurrence of such a disturbingevent.On April 9, Dr. Dao was forcibly removed from the Louisville, Kentucky-bound United Airlines flight. Dr. Dao and his wife refused to deplane voluntary after being bumped from the flight to accomodate four airline crew members need to operate a flight from Lousille to Newark the next morning. Dao Settlement News Release by Emily Cohn on ScribdThis story is developing.SEE ALSO:United Airlines just announced 10 major changes to avoid another violent passenger-removal incidentJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: UNITED PASSENGER ATTORNEY: Dao has a concussion, broken nose, and lost two front teeth
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