[Kenton]

Can you say "frivolous lawsuit"? Look behind the thin skin of these hypersensitive passengers and you will probably find some very slick lawyers, working on contingency, guaranteeing them a split of the big bucks that the airline will probably pay in order to get this "nuisance suit" to go away.

Jessie Jackson has a patent on this kind of shakedown, folks. If there's any money to be made here, he'll want his cut.

[ladtx]

Can you say "frivolous lawsuit"? Look behind the thin skin of these hypersensitive passengers and you will probably find some very slick lawyers, working on contingency, guaranteeing them a split of the big bucks that the airline will probably pay in order to get this "nuisance suit" to go away.

I'm reminded of a family in my former hometown of 25,000. Their names are constantly coming up in the hometown newspaper listings of lawsuits being filed. Some people make a living by filing lawsuits and most likely settling out of court. It would be interesting to see just how many times these 2 have filed lawsuits previously.

[robertpaulsen]

Let's pass "Loser pays". That'll put a stop to this nonsense.

And if she can't afford to pay Southwest Airlines' legal fees, then it should come from the pockets of her lawyer.