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Man sues United, claiming alcohol service caused him to beat his wife
A man on a flight from Osaka to San Francisco had too much to drink. Soon after landing, he started beating his wife. After he ended up in police custody and sobered up, he didn't sheepishly apologize to his wife. Nope. He decided to sue United for serving him too much alcohol, which, he alleges, caused him become violent. The man, Yoichi Shimamoto, was arrested by police at a customs checkpoint after he struck his wife in the face half-a-dozen times. The suit alleges that United's cabin crew served him wine at 20-minute intervals throughout the flight and that he was so drunk that he could not control himself. Shinamoto and his spouse are seeking $100,000 from the airline as well as more money for pain and suffering. United responded to the suit, saying "We believe that a lawsuit that suggests that we are somehow responsible for the consequences of a passenger's physical assault on his own wife is without any merit whatsoever."
[via Today in the Sky]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Travis Feb 25th 2009 8:18PM
how u gonna sue them u dummy u cant control ur drinking I'd hate to see u at home with ur own bottle of liquor lol.
gonzo1 Feb 27th 2009 5:49PM
i tended bar for 14 years ; and we were responsible by law to cut people off when they wre geting to much in their system . if they were to go out and wreck their car and cause damage to property or injury or death to somebody , or if they injured themselves by falling , we as well as the establishment were liable and could face litigation.