Normally companies make money by providing a product or service. Granted, that's something AIG wasn't very good with lately, but I'm not sure suing the government for money is a sustainable business model.

The main problem seems to be that litigation in court is lucrative in the American system. It's not just righting something wrong, to cover ones damages, it's about making money you couldn't make otherwise. And that's when suing becomes a business model.

It's amazing to me how the USA is still so innovative despite that legal insecurity.