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Delta Air Lines hires lawyer to seek damages from CrowdStrike, Microsoft over software outage

  • The outage forced Delta to cancel 6,000 flights, potentially costing US$350 million to US$500 million

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Delta Air Lines is gearing up to demand money following an outage that sent the world, including the airline, into chaos.

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The carrier hired star lawyer David Boies to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the July 19 computer outage that forced Delta to cancel about 6,000 flights, CNBC reported on Monday.

Boies has represented Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, and the US government in an antitrust case against Microsoft in 1998.

His law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, and Delta did not respond to requests for comment.

While no lawsuit has been filed, Delta plans to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft, CNBC reported.

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Delta’s stock was little changed after closing on Monday, but CrowdStrike’s stock was down 5.5 per cent in after-hours trading.

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