Originally Posted by
Calliopeflyer
I have a feeling that if the US was not known to be such a litigious society (one of the top in the world), they wouldn't have to enforce the rules so much - or to have enacted such strict rules in the first place. They are afraid of getting sued, because even frivolous law suits eat up a lot of time and money.
You would have a point, if not for the Airline Deregulation Act. It preempts state law claims except in certain categories. Fear of getting sued has nothing to do with it.