Finally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce viewed this as a tort reform case, protecting corporations from further expensive cases in U.S. courts.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that tests a philosophical question at the heart of modern tort law: If the cost of pursuing a lawsuit exceeds its value to an individual plaintiff, is that a bad thing?

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California courts hearing the Williamson case determined that the tort suit was preempted and tossed it out of court.

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The case is the latest and maybe biggest manifestation of what defense lawyers dub the "harm-less" tort.

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In many areas of life, Americans cheerfully accept that the law intrudes too much: they accept the case for tort reform, and they dislike self-important judges.

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That this might be a tort case, an involuntary manslaughter case, a negligence case in which someone died as a result of an automobile accident case.

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