A Yale student is suing US Airways for $1 million in compensation for his lost Xbox 360 and the emotional toll of attempting to recover it. He claims he had an Xbox 360 with a "specialized hard drive" and other fancy components worth more than $1,000 (is that the kind with the really,
really loud drive noise?) in his checked luggage, and when he went to pick up his luggage it was considerably lighter than before, with the Xbox 360 and components found as the only thing missing. Sounds like no-fun-at-all, and the "run-around" he got with speaking to five different airline employees sounds equally painful, but we're not sure how that all adds up to $1,000,000 -- the maximum allowable by law in his state. US Airways says that not only does the federal limit of liability for lost luggage top out at $3,300, but that electronics checked in luggage are specifically excluded from liability. How kind.
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posted Mar 11th 2009 11:59AM
On the bright side, he'll never be RRoD'd.
Hopefully they find that HDD and then arrest his ass for illegal pictures...
sick Yale bastard
AHAHAHAH!
holy crap I know this kid...
His dad is a lawyer, went to highschool with him, there a pretty well of family too
fun fact, this kid also dated ( or may still date) denzel washingtons daughter!
So you're saying there's pics of Denzel Washington's daughter on the HDD?
Denzel Washington has illegal pictures on his HDD!?
Denzel Washington has an illegal HDD?
He has illegal pictures of Denzel Washingtons HDD?!
God I love this blog.
Free internetz for all of you.
Denzel Washinton stole this man's xbox?
hahahah...
... so the point is don't let Denzel Washington handle your bag?
... cuz it's illegal.
so let me get this straight....
This guy's X-Box full of illegal Denzel Washington pictures was stolen by a bunch on Nintendo employees that moonlight at American Airlines??
That's because he got RRoBbed.
so you're trying to tell me that they arrested Denzel Washington?
Denzel Washington died today?
He named his xbox Denzel and the theif is in washington?
Wow you guys have some very bad cellphone reception. I actually was able to pick up the original message correctly so I'll just pass it on to all of you. What he said was, "Denzel Washington is dating his own daughter"
P.S. Can you hear me now? :P
wow u guys made lol so hard just now :D
"Specialized hard drive"? You mean plastered with pron?
Although his lawsuit is excessive, what lesson can we learn here? Don't fly US Airways.
I'm pretty sure RROD is taken care of
Hopefully they find that HDD and then arrest his ass for illegal pictures...
sick Yale bastard
AHAHAHAH!
holy crap I know this kid...
His dad is a lawyer, went to highschool with him, there a pretty well of family too
fun fact, this kid also dated ( or may still date) nick nolte's son!
So you're saying there's pics of Nick Nolte's son on the HDD?
Nick Nolte has illegal pictures on his HDD!?
Pictures of Nick Nolte should be illegal.
When Nick Nolte does something illegal, they take his picture:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/nolte1.html
In Soviate Russia Nick Nolte takes pictures of your RROD
denzel washington likes illegal xbox 360's in airports? weird fetish.
*sick Harvard bastard
meh, stupid comment system
:p
why i hate airlines....
yeah, I don't like strange people handling my bag.
Hey, I hope he wins this. Maybe it will let airlines know that just because you are "an economy class" passenger, it doesn't mean that you are subhuman. I think his whole point is not the xbox anymore as much as the punitive damages. The 1 million is just to make a statement.
while i totally agree the airline baggage system sucks, i don't feel that luggage lost is much different than loss of articles that are sent via shipping.
there is adequate insurance for things that are shipped and all my credit cards offer insurance for checked baggage... that is, if you choose to pay for it. if you choose not to pay for insurance, then we must play by the airlines rules.
airlines have lost my luggage and i've also had it arrive late. in both cases i was provided with free shopping sprees curtesy of AMEX because i used them to pay for the ticket and luckily sprung for the extra baggage insurance.
"yeah, I don't like strange people handling my bag."
Then buy her a drink first, and get to know her.
Thank you, thank you very much! I'll be here all week! Try the veal!
@TRAFFICBLOWS
It's not that they lost a piece of his luggage, it sounds more like one of the baggage handlers opened his bag, took out the 360 and the cables/controllers/etc then closed the bag and sent it on its way.
Imagine ordering smoked sausages and you come home to find the mail man sitting on your front steps with an open package enjoying your sausages.
"Then buy her a drink first, and get to know her."
Ha! I see what you did there. You took 'bag', which is street vernacular for 'scrotum', and offered a jocular suggestion for familiarizing myself with a potential 'scrotum handler' as it were, through the enervating effects of alcohol intoxication.
Indeed.
@jake
while that is a similar analogy (to a point?) the fact that you chose smoked sausages as your item disturbs me a little.....
moreover, I feel extremely lucky now after reading this....I just transported my PS3 and dreamcast to a street fighter tournament via traveler case (unmarked) on US Airways....luckily everything was there but I shudder to think what could have been...it's stupid that we have to keep everything unlocked...and the locks they make (that are acceptable...) can be opened by TSA!
if I lost all my street fighter stuff, i'd have to crack open my torts book (i'm a lawyer) and fight this bad boy....
@Why should I have all the fun?
I normally try not to encourage people like you, but bravo.
I hope he loses. He probably one of those jerks that whines about greedy corporations while being the greediest lowlife of all.
are you serious??
someone stole his shit and he wants compensation....I'm not saying 1 million bucks but still...
ok, so next time someone steals your stuff, don't complain just keep trudging along.....I'm sure it'll go over well with you.
@ V Langs
You're right to hate airlines. Has everyone forgotten this story?
http://www.gadling.com/2008/10/10/tsa-agent-helped-himself-to-a-47-900-camera-and-more/
I don't think you saw what he did there. The word "bag" was not referring to "scrotum" but rather an unattractive (and possibly old) female companion. How often do you buy YOUR balls a drink?
I partially understand how airlines aren't liable for electronics, because a rattled hard drive isn't necessarily their fault.
But to have an entire device missing is a bit different.
They might not be liable for damaged electronics, but they are liable for their employee's stealing.
Yep, they may deny liability for loss or damage, but this is malfeasance and criminal. I hope he does get them good, since the airlines are one of the many bad actors that have set up a system where baggage handlers and screeners are effectively free to pilfer any item from your check luggage with little to no repercussions.
This is why my 360 stays in my carry on.
Same thing happened to me, Sure it was not a 360; but I put my Electric Tootbrsh and Razor in my Travel Bag, and packed it at the bottom of the Suitcase, and low and behold I get home from the Airport, and my Travel bag is on top and the Oral B is missing.
Lesson, Items of any Inherent Value, put in your carry-on Bag, then if they make you check it, they are fully liable.
That's because it probably got turned on, and modern bombs don't tick, they vibrate.
"Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor, but..."