Well, there's no point suing someone who doesn't have any money, even if they are at fault.
That's the way the system works.
If the defendant can't pay, the only person who will sue them (usually) is the government, and in this case, the government isn't going to sue itself.
No, that's the way sleazy lawyers WORK the system.
You're no better than John Edwards; will you be channeling anybody during your summation to the jury? (Because I know you WILL have a jury -- what better way to sucker the government than to let a jury who STANDS TO GAIN decide, huh?)
The govt. will say "act of god" and your law suit will be gone.
The government is suing itself, we the people.
By paying an estimated 200 billion for "recovery" they are suing the taxpayer. The taxpayer pays the bill not the Fed. The Fed is never "punished" as a result of a judgment. It is me, the taxpayer, who takes the hit who had no say in the situation to begin with.
You just want to soak the taxpayer some more for your own personal gain - apparently.
And lastly, if you don't like the work the Fed did on the levee system I have a great idea. Let the locals build their own levee system at their own expense and then they'll know who's responsible when it fails. Otherwise, if you want to live at the expense of others then too freaken bad.
At this point your argument has changed from right, wrong and justice to being all about money.
"That's the way the system works."
This is why people consider most trial lawyers to be nothing more than ambulance chasers.