As an oft-repeated adage goes, you can sue anyone in America—even a ham sandwich. But in the real world is that actually true?

On a recent Saturday in his hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, famed consumer advocate Ralph Nader hosted a small meeting of attorneys to sound an alarm bell: The constitutional right of Americans to sue for injury has eroded in recent years to a point of crisis that trial lawyers can no longer ignore.

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