A lawsuit filed by a woman who was so overweight that Southwest required her to buy 2 seats. She did not file over the policy, but that she was discriminated against due to her being African American. A jury decided that her racial status had no bearing on Southwest’s decision and she lost her lawsuit yesterday.

The Exeter woman who lost a racial discrimination lawsuit against Southwest Airlines says she will not appeal because she does not want to be humiliated in public again.
Nadine Thompson, a cosmetics executive, said she has no desire to again be characterized “as a fat, black, foul-mouthed ghetto momma.
“It was the most humiliating thing I’ve ever gone through in my life,” she told the Portsmouth Herald.
Thompson accused Dallas-based Southwest of discriminating against her by singling her out on the flight and requesting that she buy a second seat. The airline said its employees made mistakes in the way they attempted to follow a policy of having large passengers buy a second seat, but denied any racial discrimination.
A U.S. District Court jury rejected Thompson’s discrimination complaint on Friday. via USATODAY.com