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Does that really happen? It would be fucking horrible if it does. 
Then again, in this world... it probably does. |
Just look at that huge case against GM a few years ago. Their cost-benefit analysis concluded that it would be cheaper to pay out any potential lawsuits rather than fix a known design flaw.
http://www.citizen.org/congress/civj...les.cfm?ID=570
The people were originally awarded $4.9bn but it was later reduced to a little over $1bn. Guess they calculated wrong. Big business can be sickening at the best of times.
Bilo, the vast majority of aviation accidents are related to poor maintenance and negligence. In those instances you can bet your ass the airline should be liable for mental anguish. Okay, so Joe Citizen might not die, but maybe his wife did. Or how about the guy sitting behind him who died and left behind a family? All because an airline decided to ignore the recommendations of a manufacturer to save an insignificant amount of money each year.
Hell, even if you survive and have no connection to anyone else on the flight, you don't think the smell of burning human flesh, or the sight of dismembered bodies is sufficient mental anguish? You'd happily walk away without compensation when more than likely, it was the fault of the airline that caused the accident? Bullshit.