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Attendant sues airline over stress disorder
Seattle PP ^ | 09/22/06 | Bloomberg News

Posted on 09/22/2006 8:33:21 AM PDT by SW6906

Alaska Airlines Inc., the ninth-largest U.S. airline, was sued by a flight attendant who claimed her stress disorder makes it impossible for her to go through airport security checkpoints.

Cheryl Gunderson said she was groped and fondled in a sexual manner while going through a checkpoint in 2003 and can't go through them anymore without suffering debilitating stress, according to a complaint filed Sept. 15 in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

"The plaintiff is unable to even enter into close proximity to the screening area of an airport without becoming symptomatic of her post-traumatic stress disorder," her lawyer, Robert Van Siclen of Seattle, said in the lawsuit.

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In her suit, she asked the court to force the carrier to help her get a special pass to walk through checkpoints without being physically searched. She also seeks back pay from April 2003, attorney's fees and unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

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1 posted on 09/22/2006 8:33:21 AM PDT by SW6906
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To: Paleo Conservative; namsman; cmsgop; Baynative; sionnsar

Ping!


2 posted on 09/22/2006 8:34:16 AM PDT by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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Gosh, I wish someone would grope me going through one of those checkpoints. I could use the extra dough!


3 posted on 09/22/2006 8:35:40 AM PDT by RexBeach (Will Rogers Never Met Bill Clinton.)
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To: SW6906
In her suit, she asked the court to force the carrier to help her get a special pass to walk through checkpoints without being physically searched.

Heads up,all you peace loving muslims up in Seattle. I think we've got a live one for ya.

4 posted on 09/22/2006 8:37:26 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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In her suit, she asked the court to force the carrier to help her get a special pass to walk through checkpoints without being physically searched.

Sure, toots, comin' right up.

5 posted on 09/22/2006 8:37:46 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: RexBeach

You've obviously never been groped and you are obviously not a woman. I'm not saying this is something legit but women are vulnerable to stuff like this. If someone did that to me, he'd be minus a limb or worse.


6 posted on 09/22/2006 8:38:09 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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This story smells fishy to me.

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7 posted on 09/22/2006 8:38:22 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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I am not sure I believe her claims:


8 posted on 09/22/2006 8:39:05 AM PDT by traditional1
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9 posted on 09/22/2006 8:40:02 AM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com†|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: Paved Paradise

They always have females search females.


10 posted on 09/22/2006 8:40:16 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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Agree


11 posted on 09/22/2006 8:40:29 AM PDT by Global2010 (Free the Dog and his Crew. Mahalo)
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Sounds to me then, like its time for her to find a new career instead of expecting special treatment.


12 posted on 09/22/2006 8:40:48 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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So she should get the dough from the moron that groped her, not the airline, and not the TSA.


13 posted on 09/22/2006 8:41:24 AM PDT by steveegg (Let's make the deeply-saddened Head KOmmie deeply soddened in Nov. - deny the 'RATs the election)
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Cheryl Gunderson said she was groped and fondled in a sexual manner while going through a checkpoint in 2003

Is X-42 working for Alaska Airlines Inc. now?

14 posted on 09/22/2006 8:47:41 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The media and the democrats are the biggest supporters of the terrorists.)
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To: Paleo Conservative
They always have females search females.


15 posted on 09/22/2006 8:47:42 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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LOL! I almost spewed on my keyboard!


16 posted on 09/22/2006 8:48:49 AM PDT by Bommer ( "If they won't listen to reason over there, just kill 'em. Nuke 'em all." - Robert Mitchum)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

You owe me a new monitor.


17 posted on 09/22/2006 8:50:46 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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Well, I don't know anything about this case so I refuse to comment other than my generic comment about women being vulnerable.


18 posted on 09/22/2006 8:58:57 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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"Gosh, I wish someone would grope me going through one of those checkpoints. I could use the extra dough!"

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I could just use the groping. I'm so lonely. *snicker*


19 posted on 09/22/2006 8:59:15 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

Does THAT woman EVER shut her mouth!???


20 posted on 09/22/2006 9:01:06 AM PDT by goodnesswins (I think the real problem is islamo-bombia! (Rummyfan))
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