Word Finder - litigation

definition

The conduct of a lawsuit.

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That attorney has been chastised for his litigation behavior.

This litigation filled the state and federal courts for many years.

The first time I heard mention of the name was when the litigation began.

Commercial cases, and litigation in which strangers are concerned, are carried to Beirut.

It is the oldest commission with such power in the United States, and the litigation with railways which followed its establishment in 1871 fully demonstrated the public character of the railway business and was the precedent for the policy of state control elsewhere.2 Population.

The last provision meant that the growing Protestantism was to be fought by harrassing litigation - nicht fechten sondern rechten was the phrase.

The award of King Edward was signed on the 10th of November 1902, and both parties to the litigation were satisfied.

It was deemed best, however, to cease litigation and to leave matters as they were.

Gib's action in forming the Antiburgher Synod led, after prolonged litigation, to his exclusion from the building in Bristo Street where his congregation had met.

This was soon put into operation in Scotland, first with the Boghead coal or Torbanehill mineral, and later with bituminous shales, and though he had to face much litigation Young successfully employed it in the manufacture of naphtha and lubricating oils, and subsequently of illuminating oils and paraffin wax, until in 1866, after the patent had expired, he transferred his works to a limited company.

After much litigation it has now been established that this provision does not give the council an absolute property in the soil of the street, but merely such a qualified property in the surfaces as enables them to exercise control.

Unfortunately " covering ones backside " is a necessary precaution in these days of litigation.

The move was a calculated gamble to fend off litigation.

Sue is a lawyer with a background in civil litigation.

He has spent most of his working life in patent litigation in many different technical areas.

It has only been through the litigation by activists that the truth of these unconstitutional actions has been brought to light.

Such litigation as still continued before the spiritual forum was, however, confined (save in the case of the matrimonial questions of princes) to the professional conduct of the clergy.

The management of the road under his control, and especially the sale of $5,000,000 of fraudulent stock in 1868-1870, led to litigation begun by English bondholders, and Gould was forced out of the company in March 1872 and compelled to restore securities valued at about $7,500, 0 00.

He brought out in 1865 an edition of Wheaton's International Law, his notes constituting a most learned and valuable authority on international law and its bearings on American history and diplomacy; but immediately after its publication Dana was charged by the editor of two earlier editions, William Beach Lawrence, with infringing his copyright, and was involved in litigation which was continued for thirteen years.

Hannibal was laid out as a town in 1819 (its origin going back to Spanish land grants, which gave rise to much litigation) and was first chartered as a city in 1839.

On the death of the bishop Mar Athanasius Matthew in 1877, litigation began as to his successor; it lasted ten years, and the decision (since reversed) was given against the party that held by the Nestorian connexion and the habitual autonomy of the Malabar church in favour of the supremacy of the Jacobite patriarch of Antioch.

The court will refuse to stay proceedings where the subject-matter of the litigation falls outside the scope of the reference, or there is some serious objection to the fitness of the arbitrator, or some other good reason of the kind exists.

In resisting an attack made by the bishop in 1660 on their right of toll, the burgesses could only claim Farnham as a borough by prescription as their charters had been mislaid, but the charters were subsequently found, and after some litigation their rights were established.

He was held personally responsible for the loss of a large sum of money during his administration of the state department, and after years of litigation was judged by an arbitrator to be indebted to the government for more than $49,000, which he paid at great sacrifice to himself.

He was also rector of Otmore (or Otmoor), near Oxford, a living which involved him in a trying but successful litigation, whereof later incumbents reaped the benefit.

The power given to provide hospitals must be exercised so as not to create a nuisance, and much litigation has taken place in respect of the providing of hospitals for smallpox.

May I assume you're not a serial killer stalking me and this spying business has something to do with my pending litigation?

It's all pretty complicated, but bottom line—yes to the litigation question, no to the serial killer.

He explained about the Dawkinses' litigation, but didn't mention Jennifer Radisson or Dickinson Faust.

Litigation through judicial review is a relatively blunt instrument.

She also has experience of antitrust litigation, before both the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the European Court of First Instance.

Recent presentations have covered interim injunctions in patent cases, parallel imports and patents and cross-border litigation in intellectual property.

The key to successful commercial litigation is team work.

Francis is recommended in the recent edition of the Legal 500 directory for his insurance and reinsurance litigation expertise.

In that time Keith specialized in insolvency litigation and regularly appeared as an advocate in the Royal Courts of Justice.

They belong on litigation would have beef lo mein past year and.

The early history of the gramophone is as much one of litigation and boardroom machination as anything else.

Due to work demands they now require an additional paralegal to join the commercial litigation team on a part time basis.

The group also has substantial experience in defamation, entertainment, price adjustment, securitization, white collar and qui tam litigation.

Sounds the way things are going... or has anyone heard of ' vexatious litigation '?

Once the home has a lien on it, the property is locked in litigation until that lien is paid in full.

Until a litigation lawyer wins or settles a case, all the costs of putting on the lawsuit will be assumed by his or her office.

Reasonable expectations about a cruise ship's liability, safe behavior on board to avoid dangerous situations, and a flexible attitude can help passengers enjoy their getaway without needing to consider litigation when they disembark.

One aspect of the organization's senior advocacy efforts is AARP Foundation Litigation, or AFL.

If enough problems surface, it makes them liable for litigation, not to mention just plain bad press.

Claims must be filed through the VICP before civil litigation can be pursued.

In the event of litigation, any incorrect or falsified information may seriously jeopardize your case.

Although the official site has been offline since September 2005 (due to the threat of litigation), there are backdoor entrances to the original network.

It was here Dean was finally able to tell his wife about meeting Paul Senior's widow and his offer to show her the high country property in litigation.

After they were settled in the vehicle and on their way back to town, Jennifer Radisson brought up the more mundane subjects of the mine and her litigation.

The message was dated July 3rd and was addressed to Joseph Dawkins, asking for an update on the title to the property in litigation.