[steve50]

IIRC, Boeing DID dispute the conclusion, and they may still be disputing it in court for all I know.

They didn't seem to be a big rush to fix this design flaw,IIRC.

[eno_]

The tort lawyers are going after Boeing, so they are bought into the spark in the fuel tank. No conspiracy, just the greed of ghoulish amubulance chasers leeching off the grief of victims.