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Man Sues Airline for $1m Over Missing Xbox 360

March 11, 2009 in News comments 18

A 21 year old man is suing US Airways for $1,000,000 after his Xbox 360 went missing from his luggage following a December flight from Connecticut to Ohio...

A Madeira man who is a student at Yale University claims in a lawsuit that US Airways stole a video game console from his luggage during a flight, and he wants $1 million in compensation.

The suit seeks to have the airline pay him $1,700 for the loss of the gaming system and for "non-economic distress" of at least $25,000, but "in the maximum amount allowable by law or, in the alternative, in the sum of $1,000,000."

A US Airways spokeswoman said the airline was unaware of the lawsuit. "We haven't been apprised of any lawsuit yet, but regardless of the figure in the complaint, there are federal loss limits applicable to all airlines on their liability for lost luggage and belongings, which are currently set at $3,300 per bag," Valerie Wunder, a US Airways spokesperson, said in an e-mail. "Further, our publicly available baggage policies specifically exclude liability for electronics checked in luggage."
Miss Razz via news.cincinnati.com »
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  • 0
    TurMoiL911 Mar 12, 09
    ... One ... million ? Seriously ?

    This guy is an idiot. One Xbox 360 is not worth one million dollars. The only way his 360 could be worth that much money would be if it was signed by Bruce Lee, Mr. T, Chuck Norris, and the Queen of England.

    For a Yale student, he's not very smart.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Mar 12, 09
    That will be to pay for the court case itself as well.
  • 1
    Storm Mar 12, 09
    Slightly misleading title. xD

    Wow, talk about a profit. If this works out, I predict more gaming consoles lost in luggage in the near future.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Mar 13, 09
      quote Storm
      Slightly misleading title.
      Hmmm. Not like Gothic Girl to give an article a misleading sensationalistic story.
      • 3
        Miss Razz Mar 13, 09
        Hmmm. Not like Hunskelper to critisize an article/member while contributing nothing to the actual discussion
        • 0
          Hunskelper Mar 13, 09
          Oh, you've got me there.

          Edit: In fact, no. No you don't.

          I'm contributing some criticism. Criticism that is, obviously, necessary seeing as you've been posting the same over the top headlines for quite a while and seem blissfully unaware you're doing it.

          There that's my contribution. I'm only trying to help you.
        • 4
          Tiger of Wu Mar 13, 09
          GG, Mr. Hun is like a stray dog or an itching wound. If you give it attention it's only going to keep nagging at you, but if you ignore it completely it'll just end up getting bored and going away.
        • 2
          Hunskelper Mar 13, 09
          I was wondering when you'd show up.

          If I'm a stray dog, you must be the fleas that follow it around. Sucks to be you.
        • 1
          Tiger of Wu Mar 14, 09
          No, in this metaphor I'm the dog catcher, only you're a very wily bastard who always escapes but never learns to just piss off
        • 0
          Hunskelper Mar 14, 09
          Oh come on, admit it. You love these wee conversations.
        • 1
          Tiger of Wu Mar 14, 09
          There's a fine line between love and hate.

          I'm still standing on it

  • 0
    GTA_Fanatic Mar 12, 09
    Maybe if it was a PS3...
  • 0
    Blaze Mar 12, 09
    This totally sounds like one of those Car Insurance fakes.
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK Mar 12, 09
    read the article. he isn't getting jack-shit.
  • 0
    Fallen Royalty Mar 13, 09
    That's ridiculous. The 360 was obviously stolen, not just "lost". If he's telling the truth, and everything was in the bag but his 360, then some jackass lifted it. That's not fair that the airline's policies make it so they can jack any electronics in checked luggage and they're completely unliable.
    • 1
      Miss Razz Mar 13, 09
      If the Airline's policy is that they aren't liable for any loss/theft of electronics, the first thing I'd be doing is putting my consoles in my carry-on luggage.
  • 0
    Dance Floor Killah Mar 14, 09
    And he'll probably end up getting reimbursed for it. -_-

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