I wonder - to what extent does cooperating with gov’t on data collection act as insurance against being sued out of existence. IE - if you play nice and install

I wonder - to what extent does cooperating with gov’t on data collection act as insurance against being sued out of existence. IE - if you play nice and install a backdoor for nsa to query your data, will they influence trials? Obviously they would need to keep up appearances by allowing the trials to move naturally, but perhaps a well timed visit or phone call at the last minute could instruct a judge to go easy on damages — ostensibly for national security’s sake.