US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled last week that AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and United Continental Holdings Inc. must appear in court to be tried over accusations that inattention on part of the companies contributed to the terrorist attacks that left around 3,000 Americans dead on September 11, 2001. Both American and United jets were hijacked by terrorists on 9/11, who then piloted the planes into the Twin Towers, creating the largest assault on American soil since World War 2 .

 

It's about damn time.

I have long argued that the primary reason for the "TSA" is to shield the airlines from responsibility both in regard to any potential security lapses related to 9/11 but also in the event of a future attack.