Sentence examples for excess litigation from inspiring English sources

He employs a flow and rhyme reminiscent of the Rev. Jesse Jackson ("We have excess regulation, excess litigation"), boasts of his hardscrabble upbringing ("one generation removed from dirt floors and outdoor toilets") and tells jokes like a certifiable Christian comedian.

In an interview Tuesday, Noah Greenwald of the center said that the department's failure to keep pace with candidates for the endangered species list was more of a reflection of a "lack of political will" than distractions posed by excess litigation.

Several securities analysts have said that the loss in Merrill's stock seems well in excess of the litigation costs the firm will incur dealing with analyst conflicts and that the shares are worth buying.

In 1979, in an attempt to clamp down on litigation excesses, the "pothole law" was passed, which made the city liable in slip-and-fall cases only if it had prior notice of the specific defect in the sidewalk.

To be sure, there are excesses in patent litigation that deserve serious attention -- just as in other areas of litigation.

Citigroup said in May that possible litigation losses in excess of its reserves could be as much as $5 billion.

Falls among hospital inpatients were not uncommon and were associated with physical, functional and psychological morbidity for patients and excess cost, bed occupancy, complaints and litigation for hospitals.

"The final amount available to creditors could be in excess of £25m, depending on the outcome of litigation.

The cases have been greeted with muted glee by corporations and trade groups, some of which have warned of the excesses of plaintiffs' lawyers and have made the overhaul of rules governing shareholder and tort litigation a cause célèbre.

RBS admitted in September that "RMBS litigation and investigations may require additional provisions in future periods that in aggregate could be materially in excess of the [current] provisions".

"As previously stated, RMBS litigation and investigations may require additional provisions in future periods that in aggregate could be materially in excess of the (current) provisions," the bank said.