Page 8 - Short Cases 1 United Airlines
P. 8
April 2017
In late April a 3-foot giant rabbit
died following a United Airlines
flight from London to Chicago
after it may have mistakenly
been placed in a freezer (for up
to sixteen hours) by United
Airlines employees.
Simon, a Continental Giant rabbit, whose father Darius
currently holds the title as the world’s biggest rabbit, was
purchased by an Iowa-based ownership group whose three
main owners were retired Wells Fargo executive Mark
Oman, People's Co. president Steve Breure and Benning
Financial partner Duke Reichardt. They hoped that Simon
could win the Iowa State Fair's biggest rabbit contest in
August and be used to help raise money for the fair and its
Blue Ribbon Foundation. (3)
The owners demanded an independent investigation into
Simon's death. In addition to the investigation, they
demanded that the airline pay for the purchase price of the
