Sentence examples for contested litigation from inspiring English sources

The Atkins decision, on the other hand, "has spawned extensive, intricate and bitterly contested litigation," Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker wrote in the DePaul Law Review last year.

There is heated disagreement about who is responsible for the mess, and Mr. Boyd is tied up in fiercely contested litigation with several of the oil producers leasing mineral rights on his property.

The position the Scouts had fought for and maintained through almost a decade of contested litigation, all the way to the Supreme Court, will be abandoned.

The manner of its cancellation was contested through litigation until a settlement was reached in January 2014.

In his first days in office, he banned many of them from travelling to the U.S. The ban is being contested in ongoing litigation.

The latest case pulls Bachchan into a hotly contested area of litigation in U.S. courts.

20th Century Fox, though not part of the litigation, contested Cameron's participation, claiming exclusivity on his services as a director under yet another contract.

Whether the USDA has the statutory authority to deny a petition for HR crop deregulation (i.e., approval) on the grounds of worsening problems with resistant weeds is a contested issue in ongoing litigation.

Litigation divorce is contested in court, and the final settlement is decided by a judge.

[Emphasis added.] Hence, the Court concluded that its jurisdiction to make declarations is "confined to declaring contested legal rights of the parties represented in the litigation".

As to the circumstances of Mr. Turan's departure and whether he should be formally fired, Mr. Gottlieb said "those issues will probably be left for litigation" with Mr. Turan, which he predicted is "going to be hotly contested".