The Man From FCPA must admit, he had never considered purchasing an airplane ticket was a way to get arrested, but it looks like that is where United Airlines is about to take that part of its “fly the friendly skies” customer experience. For those who might not have heard, United demanded four passengers disembark a flight because the airline allegedly had oversold the flight. It came to down to one passenger, who refused to leave and was physically hauled off the flight by security guards. This horrific scene was caught on videotape for all the world to see.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...