Originally Posted by
will2288
Legally, probably not. But I was also disagreeing with the notion that compensation could be anywhere close to trillions. I could see a reasonable settlement from the government combined with very generous public donations that occur after such events.
The concept of sovereign immunity would be brought into play right away. Basically, the government can't be sued for monetary damages unless it allows itself to be sued (some limited exceptions have been carved off by the courts of different countries but most Western countries have this concept).