Humiliated Delta Flyer Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial

By Dorothy Atkins ( April 23, 2026, 10:40 PM EDT) -- A Delta Air Lines passenger who defecated on himself after he was handcuffed and denied the opportunity to use the bathroom urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to give him another trial after a judge scrapped his $7.2 million verdict, arguing that the court wrongly tossed the verdict after trial....

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