Your remark is tongue in check I suspect but it really raises a good point and illustrates a fundamental problem with the legal system, the lack of counter balance.
Juries get presented, in emotional terms, the "aggrieved" party in the flesh versus some faceless "big entity". In their attempts to do right they simple take the money from a large unrepresented group, the other users of the system or product.
I'll bet if they were told - award this money and next time you park at the airport it will cost you another 50 cents you get another verdict.
A jury awarded Carnahan (sp) widow a large sum on totally bogus grounds in a suit against Parker Hannifin. The problem is every GA pilot gets to pay that award the next time they pony up $500 for a $100 item.
Personally I'd like to see the pilot groups sue the next time there is such an award.
I'd also like to win the lottery - we'll see.