The crash of a Germanwings Flight 9525 at the hands of a pilot who may have deliberately downed the plane raises questions about the effectiveness of pilot screening for mental illness and the liability that airlines may face.

Andreas Lubitz was the co-pilot of the airplane that crashed on Tuesday in the French Alps on a flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on board the plane are believed to be dead.

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