Several groups have filed suits against the airline, the pilot and the Port of New York.
Greenpeace is claiming that marine life was disrupted by the water landing and it will require between $5,000,000 and $25,000,000 to restore the habitat.
Peta is asking punitive damages of $15,000,000. for the families of the geese that were killed and they are investigating allegations that some animals in the cargo hold were not provided with adequate emergency flotation devices.
The ACLU has filed a class action against US Airways for not having a black man or a homosexual on the flight crew. They contend that this is a troubling sign that affirmative action quotas may not be getting enforced.