Originally Posted by
Calchas
Then what reason would Airbus and IAE have to come to court and defend the claim?
I think it very much in their interest to defend the claim! They would not want a court to find them negligent.
Originally Posted by
Calchas
More pragmatically, the litigants could always decide to donate any monies won to charity.
Well, I'll await their formal statement to that effect, prior to the case starting, before I change my mind.
Originally Posted by
Calchas
No one has ruled out litigating against BA either, but I imagine the courts in England will not be interested in hearing a case against BA until the AAIB publishes its formal report into the matter.
For genuine claims for expenditure related to this incident, I don't see why anyone needs to go to court - putting a genuine claim to BA should be all that is needed. If they don't pay that (which I strongly doubt), then a small claims court case would be all that is needed.