How to Use litigation in a Sentence

litigation

noun
  • But if the current litigation against him does not run its course before the election, so be it.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But the tone shifted when the litigation dragged on into a second year.
    Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Vos said at a news conference before the vote that passing the maps would be the end of costly litigation.
    Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The new law has been blocked by state courts while litigation continues.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • And actually, there has been some litigation in the Israeli court system, all the way up to the High Court of Justice.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • After many years of litigation, Google won ... under the ruling of fair use.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In August, the city gave the theme park company one last deadline to pay the $12.2 million or face litigation for breach of contract.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • When asked about the civil suit, Price said the diocese cannot comment on pending litigation.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The case is now part of a mountain of litigation over California’s gun laws and other gun laws all across the nation in the wake of Bruen.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • If not for the litigation, Williams and his family would likely never have learned about the finding.
    Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Even in the wild and free Great Plains, litigation is propping up a decrepit bridge that a railroad is paying millions to replace.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In theory, the same litigation logic would apply to the commission as the Chiefs.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Apple suggested that the litigation is a way for Masimo to help boost its own smartwatch.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
  • With that trial date looming, many of the defendants named in the case are currently asking to be dismissed from the litigation.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Its market cap has plunged to two-decade lows, in large part because of the massive litigation that came after its purchase of Monsanto in 2018.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The courts will have to wrestle with two Supreme Court cases considered by legal experts to likely dictate the outcome of the litigation.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Carta declined to comment on the litigation and essay for this story.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Discovery in the suit disclosed that Simeone was acting at the direction of the Thomas More Society, which also advanced the costs for the litigation.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
  • The city of Riverside declined to comment on pending litigation.
    Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Department of Defense declined to comment on the litigation.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The spokesperson added that Humana does not comment on pending litigation.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the policy has been kept alive in the courts as litigation over the legality of Obama’s action continues.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The city and Sosa will have to work out the next steps, which could mean a termination hearing under the bill of rights, additional litigation, or some sort of legal settlement.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Saxon did not respond to requests for comment on the prior litigation.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Yet existing suits have somewhat faltered in the early stages of litigation.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The state also asked, as a long-shot bid, for the court to ban racial gerrymandering litigation altogether under the Voting Rights Act.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 24 July 2023
  • Southwest declined to comment due to the pending litigation.
    USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • If yes, please explain: Unable to answer due to pending litigation.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • His latest court filing Tuesday is an attempt to resolve their litigation against him.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • In April 2023, our Senior Pastor, from the pulpit, made our membership aware of the potential civil litigation.
    Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024

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