The article suggests that easier discovery might lead to smaller settlements, but what will probably happen is the settlement amount will stay the same and the

The article suggests that easier discovery might lead to smaller settlements, but what will probably happen is the settlement amount will stay the same and the cartels will just take the money to the bank. While our justice system is ostensibly set up to allow a small guy to win against a big guy, this next generation of nearly automated litigation against anyone, regardless of a shred of plausible guilt, is a tragedy. The big guy can automate the process of suing any number of small guys and force them to pay up, even if they're innocent.