Muslim Settles Suit With American Airlines
A suit brought by an Arab American passenger in a 1999 American Airlines crash was settled Monday before it could go to trial in Little Rock, Ark.
The action was filed by San Jose resident Mohammad Abdel Khaliq, a Muslim from Jordan who has been in the United States for 20 years.
His attorney said the settlement was reached in part because of Abdel’s fear that jurors would discriminate against him.
Abdel was aboard Flight 1420 when it landed in Little Rock during a storm, went off the runway, crashed and caught fire. Eleven people, including the pilot, died.
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