[Slings and Arrows]

If the employee actually said that, he should fired with bootmarks on his butt. The timing, though, is puzzling - filing four years after the incident? And for a simple (if vile) insult? This story as described doesn't pass the smell test.

[pubmom]

Is there a statute of limitations that's about to run out? Unfortunately, I know some people who pursue legal action when things go south financially and they need some cash.

[Marie]

It was settled four years after the incident. We don't know when she filed. She could have had the airlines dragging her around by the nose for a years, making her believe that they were going to deal with the matter before she got fed up and sued. It can take years to settle a lawsuit.