Movie Texting Triggered $17.31 Lawsuit

In May 2017, a 37-year-old Austin man named Brandon Vezmar sued his date for $17.31 after she texted during their first date at a screening of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. He argued that her phone use violated the cinema's policy, disrupted his viewing experience, and posed a "threat to civilized society," while the money represented the cost of her ticket. His date, a woman named Crystal Cruz, initially refused to reimburse him. After Inside Edition reunited them outside the cinema, Cruz handed him $17.31, and Vezmar dropped the lawsuit.

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