Despicable until the very end. It's companies like this that Obama thinks will kindly go along with "say on pay" votes that aren't really votes but simple suggestions. They have no shame. They don't care what anyone thinks about them or how they treat themselves versus customers or shareholders. It's always all about customers paying and them avoiding payment for as long as possible. Great business, when you can get away with it.
“I wish I had a hammer to get them to do the right thing,” said Andrew J. Maloney, a partner in the New York firm of Kreindler & Kreindler, which specializes in aviation litigation. He is representing some of the US Airways passengers but has not filed any lawsuits. “They’re riding a wave of feel-good opinion about how well the flight crew handled the bird strike.”So for passengers and staff of the US Air flight that survived an incredible crash, they're going to have to wait. Their medical bills and personal bills for lost items won't stop arriving so for them, it's tough luck.
A spokesman for US Airways, Morgan Durrant, said the airline issued each passenger a check for $5,000 shortly after the accident to cover their immediate needs; it had no legal obligation to do so. He declined to discuss the airline’s liability insurance policy or claims processes, saying the matter was pending and he did not want to jeopardize it.
Those familiar with industry practices said it would be many months before the issue of liability was resolved.
The health insurance industry is not going to be much different as Democrats try to make progress on health care. Brace yourself for an even more brutal fight with that industry and their many friends, Democrats and Republicans alike.
