That shoves the ever-spreading Gulf spill firmly out of what we know about traditional tort law and into the strange world of masstorts like asbestos, fen-phen and Vioxx.
Depending upon your viewpoint, the grandly named MassTorts Made Perfect, a recent confab of plaintiff lawyers in Las Vegas, (1) illustrates America's greatness as a nation with the rule of law or (2) shows the appalling consequences of deep-pockets liability.