I wonder: is English your mother tongue? Were you taught to read?
The words you quote were in a paragraph that starts with the words, "The lawsuits have presented a bewildering array of claims ..."
Are you a paid obfuscator, or merely stupid?
ML/NJ
I sincerely apologise for my mistake, and I appreciate the polite and beneficent way you chose to point it out to me. You are a true gentleman.