Sentence examples for before lawsuits from inspiring English sources

Chicago law department officials said settlements before lawsuits have even been filed are not unprecedented.

Because of special rules aimed at discouraging Year 2000 litigation passed last year by Congress, lawyers say it will be spring at the earliest before lawsuits emerge involving the Cybercash breakdowns or any others.

Willingboro was one of the planned Levittown communities in the 1950s, and African-Americans were originally barred before lawsuits and the threat of government action led to the desegregation of the community.

"I think it's only a matter of time before lawsuits are filed against some of these sites where someone has side effects they weren't advised about or interactions with other medications," he said.

Incidentally, when I spoke to a lawyer from the Electronic Frontier Foundation at CES last January, he said Usenet as we know (knew?) it had two years to go before lawsuits would kill it.

Comptroller Scott Stringer has made a point of settling some civil rights cases before lawsuits begin, saying resolving them quickly saves the city money on legal fees.

Mr. Langford's penchant for casinos was well known, even before the lawsuits.

Even before the lawsuits, university administrators felt the heat of the music industry's stepped-up anti-piracy campaign.

LIMITING LEGAL COSTS When a corporation is caught in a government investigation, the legal fees can quickly exceed $100 million -- and that's before the lawsuits even begin.

When a corporation is caught in a government investigation, the legal fees can quickly exceed $100 million – and that's before the lawsuits even begin.

An initial version of Bendectin began selling in 1956, and 33 million women around the world were estimated to have taken it before the lawsuits began.