Originally Posted by SAT Lawyer
They won't get very far. Florida does not recognize a cause for negligent infliction of emotion distress in the absence of a physical injury (the impact rule).
That said, I agree that it was unfortunate that the innocent bystander passengers were forced to march of the plane with their hands held up. On the other hand, following an alleged bomb threat and a fatal shooting, most people -- the passengers on board the plane likely included -- can probably understand the need for taking every precaution possible to avoid further incident.
They should sue in Federal Court. These two clowns, just like the two clowns who
held another planeload of pax at gunpoint need to be held accountable. this is independant of whether the shoot was good or not. If in fact the evidence (that we won't ever see) shows that there was no bomb threat, then these two were 0 for 2. If the evidence (that we won't ever see) shows that there was a bomb threat, then they were 1 for 2.