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litigation

[lit-i-gay-shuhn] / ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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With consumer debt cheap and federal regulators sidelined, debt collection giants are increasingly turning to litigation to secure payouts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The rule was plagued by delays and litigation from the for-profit college industry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

So you’ve got regulation and legislation basically foreclosed by Supreme Court decisions, and that leaves litigation.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Millerchip declined to comment on whether the litigation influenced where cuts were made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rob is a white native Mississippian whose Southern charm and manner enhanced his outstanding litigation skills in Alabama courts.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The company logged 56 cents for net costs for significant litigations in the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Sheldon’s website lists no attorneys, but claims the firm is the “architect” behind “some of the largest litigations on Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Women’s National Soccer Team in its successful fight for equal pay as well as litigations for current free agency rules in the NBA and the NFL.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

Those litigations were initiated in several of the states and they wound their way to the Supreme Court of the United States.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2023

After the Pacheco case and up until this Joe Mondragon thing, Bloom had once again comfortably immersed himself in the endless petty squabbles, divorces, and mundane litigations of the poor people of Chamisa County.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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