The phrase "act of litigation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the process or action of taking legal action in a court of law.
Example: "The act of litigation can be a lengthy and costly process for all parties involved."
Alternatives: "legal proceedings" or "lawsuit process".
Morgan Stanley received the most, with $107.3 billion, Citigroup got $99.5 billion and Bank of America took $91.4 billion, the news agency said, citing data collected "through Freedom of Information Act requests, months of litigation and an act of Congress".
Because the Senecas relied on state law, and the defendants relied on federal law, the case is essentially the inverse of Nonintercourse Act litigation of over the next 150 years.
As a whole, the industry could lose market share to non-accountants.The act, with its threat of litigation, should also impel accounting firms to audit more thoroughly.
There is a great variety in legal specialisms and lawyers seem to be playing a more and more obvious role in society (with the introduction of the Human Rights Act and the growth of litigation, for example).
Given the complexities of the Clean Air Act, and the threat of litigation by the purchasers of the cars (who are not the real victims, those who breathe the pollution are) this wasteful use of $10 billion may have been forced on regulators.
Such a drastic action would have been subject to challenge as "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act, leading to perhaps years of litigation.
The "Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017" (H.R. 985) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
The most immediate threat to courtroom access is the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017, which passed the House of Representatives in March and is under consideration by the Senate.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been a source of litigation and subject to court interpretation during the past several decades.
Officials overseeing the wall's construction faced a legal and logistical nightmare from the start, according to emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and litigation by Denise Gilman, a law professor at the University of Texas.
