Meridian Security Insurance Co. was responsible for paying $35,000 in prejudgment interest, starting from the date of each attorney invoice, a court ruled.
A Virginia court concluded an airline employee's injury occurred on United's premises, as the incident happened in sufficient proximity to the terminal.
Writing for the panel, Fifth Circuit Judge James E. Graves Jr. said the court must determine whether the five categories of costs were losses incurred solely as a result of the system failure.