Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
I'd start with a written complaint to DOT. You were involuntarily denied boarding. They owe you denied boarding compensation. That's for starters.
I'd also contemplate a letter to the attorney general of Arizona and a lawsuit against USAir.
And I'd make this as public as I could.
I completely agree and I would only add that I hope that the OP reports back on what happens.