To the OP: IMO you are absolutely morally entitled to monetary compensation for your missing things. I am very sorry that you had to go on vacation without all of your belongings. What you should have done though, is filed the claim when you arrived in Italy. As far as I know, you have 24 hours from the time your flight arrives to file the claim. You waited (minimum) 14 days. As far as Delta is concerned, and probably a judge, your clothes could be missing because they were stolen from you while on your cruise or at your hotel in Rome, or for any number of other reasons. As much as it stinks, I doubt you will get more than "worthless" (as Butch calls them) vouchers.
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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here
Remember, attorneys are not allowed at small claims proceedings. If Delta sends a "representative," make sure he/she is just that, and not an attorney. Ask the respresentative, in the presence of the judge, whether they are a licensed attorney. If they lie, that's perjury.
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To Butch: Who else do you expect Delta to send to court if it did go that far. There is no one person "responsible" for luggage that goes missing, they would HAVE to send a "representative." Also, if said "representative" told the OP and the judge s/he was not an attorney but they actually were, it would, by definition, not be perjury unless they were on the stand and had sworn an oath to tell the truth. The definition of perjury is:
the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath. The fact that you are not under oath until you take the stand would mean that it wouldn't be perjury. Lying, yes, perjury, no. A parallel situation that is often misinterpreted is that if you ask a police officer if they are a LEO, and they say no, it is entrapment or they can't arrest you or testify or such. While it is popular "knowledge", it is not true. Think of when a female officer poses as a prostitute, the "John" asks if she a cop, because he thinks if she says no, he's safe from prosecution. Again, not so.
Butch, please don't take my disagreement with your assessment of the definition of the word "perjury" as me saying the OP doesn't deserve any compensation. IMO, he does. But that's because I'm not a corporation trying to make money. The fact of the matter is, he waited 14 days to file the claim. That in and of itself negates any "contract" he had with the airline since he did not hold up his end of the deal by reporting it within 24 hours of arrival.