August 30, 2022
A California federal judge has vacated an $8.5 million verdict awarded to an Egyptian-American passenger who defecated on himself aboard a Delta Air Lines flight after he was cuffed and not allowed to use the lavatory, finding the award to be "grossly excessive" and ordering a new trial on damages.
January 19, 2022
Delta Air Lines has asked a federal judge to bring an "astronomical" $8.5 million damages award back down to earth, or otherwise order a new trial in the case of an Egyptian-American who says he was profiled, manhandled, physically restrained and ultimately left to defecate on himself on a flight.
December 21, 2021
A California federal judge on Monday awarded $7.2 million to an Egyptian-American man who defecated on himself aboard a Delta Air Lines flight after he was handcuffed and not allowed to use the bathroom, entering the judgment after sorting through a disputed verdict form that left the jury's finding up in the air.
October 18, 2021
A California federal jury found Friday that an Egyptian-American man who defecated himself after Delta Airlines employees handcuffed him and refused to let him use the bathroom suffered $8.5 million in damages, but possible problems with the verdict form and the jury's answers left that verdict up in the air.