Absolutely right swashplate,
The whole point of the Tort laws is to provide compensation for loss. This is not in addition to insurance.
Of course the losses of all involved are tragic, but money can never compensate for loss of life. It is about time that the judiciary here and in the US stepped back from this appalling misuse of a legal system designed to compensate fairly for all. Large payments to a few individuals will inevitably be borne by increases in insurance/tax etc for the innocent who remain.
Furthermore how could any airline realistically have foreseen and made provision to avoid the terrible events of 9/11?
Perhaps only by intervention of governments will this legal culture of greed be overcome.