tort
Example Sentences
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Over the last five years, experts say, the practice of funding big mass tort cases has boomed in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Now a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure adopted by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. will discourage some of the litigation abuse that mars mass torts.
Plaintiffs have likewise objected, saying he is trying to wipe out those liabilities and buy it back on the cheap, free and clear of tort liabilities.
Critics of tort litigation have long decried the “tort tax,” the higher prices that firms pass on to their consumers when held liable for harm.
“Essentially the tort liability is an indirect carbon tax,” Mr. Bookbinder said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
