Therefore, he is asking a mere $1,700 for the Xbox 360 itself, but the maximum damages allowable – $1 million. “That thing was my DVD player,” the student said, which is quite strange. Can you feel the pain he’s going through, though?
Unfortunately, he might stay with the pain: a US Airways spokeswoman said that the government limits liability for lost luggage to $3,300 per bag. In other words, don’t carry anything too expensive with you on the plane, kids, or the government will screw you up. Together with the airline company, of course.
One thing makes me wonder: the Yale University student said that his Xbox 360 had a “specialized hard drive”. What does that mean? And, most important – what do you think: how much is your favorite console worth? More than a mil or less?