Sadly, United has the legal right to remove passengers. As a matter of fact, the crew can have anyone removed for any reason, should they so desire. (Southwest wins the award for most removed passengers.)
The security officer (not police) has been suspended for the way this was handled. The odds are the doctor will probably sue. I'm not convinced he would necessarily win if it would go to trial, but the odds are it will settle out of court. Twas an ugly scene but a legal action.
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