but perhaps lawsuits will affect the situation?
They rarely do, Boeing (or Airbus or Cessna or Bombardier...) is sued after practically every such crash. But suing and winning are two completely different things. To prove manufacturer's negligence is very tough - look what happened to recent two well publicized lawsuits against Cirrus - after over 5 years of litigation plaintiffs walked away with ZERO even though one party was actually winning in lower court.