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- United Airlines agreed to settle a lawsuit for $30 million, Reuters reported.
- It relates to a man in a wheelchair who was left brain damaged and unable to speak, court documents show.
- NJ Foster went into cardiac arrest after being "violently" moved while deplaning, the suit says.
United Airlines has settled a lawsuit with the family of a man in a wheelchair, who was left brain-damaged after suffering a heart attack when ground staff contracted by United helped him deplane, court filings show.
The settlement is worth $30 million, around $12 million of which is expected to pay for legal costs, according to Reuters, which first reported the story.