“Boeing also didn’t use available technology on its 777 planes that would have allowed them to be tracked at all times and made the flight and cockpit voice recorders easier to find, the lawsuit says. “
IIRC, it was the airline that declined to pay for this service.
Using this logic, Ford should get sued if I decide not to pay for anti-lock brakes, and get hurt as a result.
Most Plaintiff lawyers are willing to make any ridiculous assertion in the pursuit of a big payday.
All they need is a pusillanimous judge and a gullible jury.