Woman files $2 million suit against Southwest over text-messaging dispute

A woman filed a $2 million lawsuit against Southwest Airlines this week for throwing her off a a flight over text messaging, arrested and falsely imprisoned in Nashville last summer. USA Today reports.

Norma Steiner, 47, of Saugus, Calif., "says she was thrown off a flight over text messaging, arrested and falsely imprisoned in Nashville last summer."

A flight attendant came up to Norma Steiner, 47 and "rudely told me to turn off my phone and buckle up." Steiner says she immediately complied. "But," the Tennessean writes, "the attendant returned six times before the plane left the gate, accusing Steiner of not turning her phone off and ignoring her when she tried to show him otherwise, Steiner said."

Sounds like there's more than one side to this story, but the airline is not commenting.

emily | 2:28 PM | Cell Phones while driving/flying/sailing |
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