The ABA JOURNAL (June 1997) had a cover story: "Beat the Clock." It began with these descriptiive words: ". . . massive litigation arising out of a disaster of unimaginable proportions."
Steven Hock, a San Francisco lawyer, projects business disruptions and legal costs in excess of a trillion dollars (p. 7).
The article devotes its concluding page and a half to "How to Mitigate the Fallout."