gavpav
I feel a Rainboe moment coming on.
Your comment is brainless.
The airlines take out insurance policies to cover against this sort of claim, so they don't pay. This insurance is a cost of doing business and is reflected in the ticketprice.
If you travel in my car and I skid through no fault of my driving, your lawyer will sue me and my insurance company will deal with the claim. It will either be settled out of court or by court judgment.
What part of this do you have trouble understanding?
Making a false claim is fraud (and the insurance companies are aware of the risk), but as explained by other posters before, lawsuits are normal practice to claim on insurance policies.
Doh
