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Atef Bandary v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

  1. August 30, 2022

    Delta Gets New Trial Over 'Grossly Excessive' $8.5M Verdict

    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. 

  2. January 19, 2022

    Delta Seeks Redo on 'Astronomical' $8.5M Humiliation Verdict

    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.

  3. December 21, 2021

    Delta Passenger Awarded $7.2M After Public Humiliation Trial

    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.

  4. October 18, 2021

    Delta Jury's $8.5M Public Humiliation Verdict Up In Air

    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.