Re: Here have a can of worms...
"Could be interesting, suppose she was flying on emirates or similar and the slap happened over Saudi or Iran - would the US court be happy with her going to trial there?"
Taking that a baby step further: what happens if a jaded passenger is served an uninteresting meal, and in an unguarded moment, over a jurisdiction where the penalty for Blasphemy is Death, mutters: "Oh cheebuz, another omelette."
I am surprised that there appears to be no US federal law against assault. Do judicial districts have airspace? I thought only countries had airspace. Obviously, IANAL.
Finally, if the assault took place these days, over Nebraska, the evidential fish would be rather smelly after five years. Apologies to the Monty Python troupe.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
