tort
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Anderson said Tuesday that the current plan is significantly different, and is a traditional long-term compensation program like that used in other mass tort settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
"So while this settlement is necessary for the company today, we maintain our significant objections to the broken tort system that makes it necessary."
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
And the influential tort reform group Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC added $550,000.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
A mass tort is personal-injury litigation on steroids.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
I was far more excited about the prospect of my brother taking his wedding vows, in other words, than I was about reviewing what constituted a tort.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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