"flarepilot, I find it interesting that in the US pilots are never sued and the claim always goes against the company"
In the U.S., at least....it all comes down to who has the 'deepest pockets'..usually, the corporation. Unfortunately, the U.S. civil legal system has simply become another 'lottery'....there's NO cost, usually to the litigant....and if they WIN.....BINGO!! An example of this happened in Texas when they overhauled the medical malpractice laws to a 'loser pays' system. The number of 'frivolous' law suits went down and more praticioners moved to Texas, especially in the higher risk specialties like anesthesiology and OB. Why we haven't seen more of this? As always.....follow the money....guess who's a large supporter of politicians? Right....the American Trial Lawyers association!
