Originally Posted by
Often1
There's no need to get overly legalistic. The fact that the incident is AA's fault does not mean that AA is liable AA's COC are clear:
American assumes no liability for articles carried in the passenger cabin.
I hope you realize that stating that they assume no liability does not automatically absolve them of such liability when their staff cause the damage in question?
Read it more like the signs you see in a food store car park. They do not promise to keep you car safe while it is parked there as anyone could wander in and damage it, but if their staff run a bunch of carts into it then they are fully liable in spite of the sign.
Same here, if the guy in the seat next to you spills his drink on your laptop then talk to him about it not AA, if the FA does it then AA is fully on the hook.