Lightning Protection Systems work only if the system has been installed to codes. Always make sure your installer, installs to UL 96/96A, NFPA 780, and LPI 175. All three organizations do not make codes that don't work. A UL Master Label Certification is also suggested in verifying that your installer knows what he doing. Always check UL.com/lightning under listed installers and Lightning.org, under Dealer/Contractor to be sure your installer is LPI certified Master Installer/Designer. If you cannot verify that your installer is listed in these categories, turn your head and run, lightning protection is one of those things that draws the Gypsies.
As for the CSST, the problem can be easily be rectified by common bonding and grounding. What happens is that a direct lightning strike or a nearby lightning strike can cause static electricity and create small pin holes in the piping (you can picture a blow torch to understand the consequences of this pinhole). The problem with the piping is that it is so thin that it does not carry a ground. What was required per the federal lawsuit gas line schematic, Bond to the gas, the manifold, and any accessible exhaust, thus making everything the same electrical potential and all the charge will run of the wiring eliminating any static charge on the gas piping. Below is a typical installation of rectifying the CSST issue.
