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litigation

[lit-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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And during the litigation to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., a federal prosecutor admitted he was deported due to an “administrative error.”

From Slate Aug. 23, 2026

Roberts's one-sentence order means that work on the ballroom, which has been challenged by historical preservation groups, may proceed while litigation plays out in the lower courts.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

As a public service corporation, the BBC operates under a royal charter that explicitly bars it from entering into out-of-court financial settlements to make litigation disappear.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Expect more litigation, possibly even a lawsuit to force Larry Ellison to dig into his Oracle wealth to fund completion of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

After a year of depositions, hearings, and pretrial litigation, we eventually reached a settlement with most of the defendants that would provide Walter with a few hundred thousand dollars.

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

Usually, both parties go through lengthy litigations before facts are uncovered, he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

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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