Former NBA point guard Eric Murdock and a fellow passenger on a United Airlines flight have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the airline. They argue that a flight attendant used “race-baiting” tactics to confront and humiliate them during a seating dispute.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, demands at least $10 million in damages. U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, who presided over the securities fraud trial of controversial hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, will preside over Murdock’s litigation.
A skilled point guard who became a whistleblower
Murdock, 50, might not be a familiar name to NBA fans who are millennials and Gen Z.