- <i>"the airline issued a reimbursement check to the woman whose luggage was stolen, “as a courtesy.”"</i><p>This is an underhanded tactic to make it more difficult for the victim to sue the airline. Accepting compensation complicates a lawsuit, if you are suing for (larger amounts of) compensation.
Earlier this week <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40604349">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40604349</a> in WashingtonPost <a href="https://archive.is/DtA6T" rel="nofollow">https://archive.is/DtA6T</a>