No stranger to bailouts themselves, AIG is not going to bail out people who suffered losses or minor injuries from the US Airways flight that went down in the Hudson River. For those who were looking for a nice payday out of the accident, you can blame the plane’s captain, Chesley Sullenberger, for dashing those hopes. Because the captain did everything he could to (successfully) save everybody on board, there was no negligence on the airline’s part and therefore no obligation on AIG’s part to pay. As you might guess, not dying was not enough of a reward for some on board.
A.I.G. Balks at Claims From Jet Ditching in Hudson [NYT]
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NH BLG_DEALBREAKER <GO>
to access Dealbreaker
Why couldn’t they sue Canada? After all it was Canada geese that brought the plane down. The hosers!
~MIT Guy
@1- also attributable to the ep’s absence.
@2 Awesome idea.
-Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!
-Think of your children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything. Winter 11 months of the year. Anne Murray – all day, every day.
@2 Awesome idea.
-Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!
-Think of your children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything. Winter 11 months of the year. Anne Murray – all day, every day.
2, 4/5- Don’t forget Bryan Adams. He’s done his fair share of damage to this continent
Do Canadians shave their beavers?
TGFD wasn’t aware that USAir gave each passanger $5k after the crash, although they apparently had no obligation to do so.
To the woman Tess Sosa pictured in the article…
Fuck you and your Post-Traumatic-Stress therapy. Fuck that tender little precious piece-of-shit you call a daughter, too. And the wimp of a husband you have? Fuck him as well.
You can quote TGFD on that.
The Guy from Delaware
AIG and Captain Sully?
I smell a TV crossover and / or spinoff…
So is DB literally just going to consolidate CNBC broadcasts all day? Are you guys watching from Stone Street?
@11- if you think db gets its story ideas from CNBC (in fact, it’s the other way around), you’re an idiot. also, db mentioned this aig thing in openign bell, hours before cnbc. but thanks for playing.
Wow Greg, your first decent post and the first time you haven’t been bombarded with “ANUS” comments. Coincidence, I think not. Congrats.
Does this mean I can get PTSD Therapy free of charge from AIG for having been a shareholder?
@8, I think the $5K was compensation for lost luggage. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t trade my bespoke suits, shirts, Hermes ties or laptop for five grand.
As for the PTSD, though, fuck that. I’ll bet the days after the ditching were the greatest days of her life.
ANUS!!!
@7 – Mine does. And I stand on guard for thee.
these people are both greedy and whiny- they should thank their lucky stars to be alive after seeing Air France 447 last week- instead they wonder how they can commit insurance fraud and get their grubby hands into the taxpayer-funded cookie jar.
these people are both greedy and whiny- they should thank their lucky stars to be alive after seeing Air France 447 last week- instead they wonder how they can commit insurance fraud and get their grubby hands into the taxpayer-funded cookie jar.
So is DB literally just going to consolidate CNBC broadcasts all day? Are you guys watching from Stone Street?
Guest@#15…
TGFD’s entire wardrobe isn’t worth “five grand”, never was.
It doesn’t matter, though.
Having a chick come over and say, “Why TGFD, you look as though you were made by Faberge” makes up for my lack of expensive attire.
The Guy from Delaware
cnbc employee@20- why did you leave the same (idiotic) comment for a second time? Did you think more people would agree with you three hours later?
Wow… burned on the comment and then a re-post 4 hours later with the refresh… I’ll show myself out.
@ 4- At least Canada is not backwards when it comes to the metric system.
@ 4- At least Canada is not backwards when it comes to the metric system.
@ 4-There is nothing wrong with Canada’s metric system.
I agree. Folks should be happy they are still alive. If they broke their nose, sue the airline not te insurer.
I agree. Folks should be happy they are still alive. If they broke their nose, sue the airline not the insurer.