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Jan 28, 2003, 4:11 pm

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http://www.post-gazette.com/nation/2...gagenat3p3.asp

The government cannot indefinitely escape liability for luggage damaged by security, lawyers said. Airlines are now liable for up to $2,500 in damage per passenger on domestic flights. The regulations governing airlines may become the basis for rules that apply to the security administration.

"They are going to have to develop a system for reimbursing passengers for lost or stolen bags," said Barry Steinhardt, a lawyer who follows security issues for the American Civil Liberties Union. "Nothing has ever occurred on this scale before, where you have the government searching a billion bags. So, law is going to be made here."

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