That implies that the law doesn't make it prohibitively difficult or expensive for someone to go to court and effectively defend their actions against a company with trillions of dollars in assets.

We know for example that the law makes it possible for a very wealthy party to drag out or complicate proceedings with the goal of making it prohibitively expensive for a party with less resources to continue. I'd say that counts as the law having something to say before a courtroom (or a verdict) is reached