US Ninth Circuit Rules in Passenger's False Arrest/Imprisonment Case

Prior to the arrival in Las Vegas of a cross-country JetBlue flight, the airline alerted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ("LVMPD") that a passenger "was interfering with flight safety, was possibly intoxicated, was taking photos of sensitive areas, and was not following orders from the flight crew."  Upon the flight's arrival, LVMPD officers boarded the aircraft at the gate and removed the passenger.  The passenger claimed that she was handcuffed by the police (the LVMPD officers stated otherwise) and that "a flight attendant falsely reported her behavior, and sought to prevent here from posting an embarrassing video of the attendant's interaction with passengers on YouTube."