Plantiffs have agreed to No Admission. That's a stipulation of the
agreement
Most large succesful law firms brag about their ability to settle before reaching court for the very reason that they are in buisiness and that's to make money for themselves. The actual plantiffs are not going to get very much money from this, regardless of assigning blame, only the lawyers win this one.
11 years for a jury to find ALPA "liable" is not slam click case. Either way it's a long way from the $700-$1.7
BILLION that we have to leave ALPA for before we get assessed. This was the Elmer FUDs of all FUDs.
Fear: You may have to pay for this
Uncertainty: You may have to pay for this
Doubt: You may have to pay for this
Reality: You won't have to pay for it. (Not pay, as in, not pay out of pocket like APA and USAPA)
The DPA made their foundation on this lawsuit and others. They never mention the lawsuits that get dismissed or won. They don't mention that in a future merger that the same thing could happen with ariline pilots from XYZ suing DPA and the pilots would be liable for paying out of pocket then. Pilots suing pilots is a growing business. Define fair to a Walmart jury.
A recent law study showed that lawyers have figured out that the money lies in DFR suits against unions and that DFR suits are up four-fold. DFR's aren't happening more. More people are suing because it's tough to prove and defend.
The DPA needs to continue showing why they would be better and stop messing around with UAL, JBLU, retirees and whatever else they have up their sleeves and concentrate on making Delta better and not just saying why everything sucks. My little girl can do that for free.