As the amicus brief filed by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce put it: If the corporate parties in this case prevail, there will likely be a flood of similar suits filed to obtain similar exemptions based on corporate religious beliefs.
A flood of navy suits entered the President's Box.
The potential for a flood of foreign suits and massive damages could deter companies from taking the amnesty, ending the justice department's No. 1 anti-cartel enforcement program.
A victory by plaintiffs could open U.S. courts to a flood of antitrust suits filed by non-Americans against foreign and U.S. defendants for alleged injuries incurred in transactions that took place thousands of miles from U.S. courts.
The author, who revealed he had rewritten parts of The Flood to suit the audio, added: "It has moved up the list to be a mainstream thing.
Today, there are additional worries about the damage being done by the flood of frivolous patent suits to innovation and competition.
