That is the reason Mr. Bush refused Mr. Gore's offer on Wednesday for both of them to forgo future litigation in exchange for a definitive recount.
Key targets for future litigation might center around sanctuary cities, plans for the construction of the border wall, attempts to implement the one-in-two-out regulation restriction, and a bid to guarantee American pipelines are made with American steel.
"Most US and European global investment banks have set aside large provisions for future litigation costs," said Moody's.
If there is a model for future litigation it is the Florida fund, one of the most litigious with more than 200 suits filed.
Such hard graft may be a necessity: proof, as with the sale of his Park Avenue apartment three years ago (for $25.87m) that he may not be enjoying quite the life of unending luxury that some would imagine, and setting money aside for future litigation, which has so far been met from the coffers of Lehmans' insurers.
The parents of an adopted intersex boy are currently suing doctors and social services in South Carolina in the United States for removing his penis and testes at 16 months, even though it was not medically necessary – potentially opening the floodgates for future litigation.
I can't promise you'll win, but you will definitely send a message that you are not interested in settling and in fact, will make it as painful as possible for the troll, sending a clear message that you are not a willing target for future litigation as well.
"Although this settlement applies only to San Francisco, we fully expect that this will be a model for future litigation throughout the country and reformation practices in other jurisdictions around the nation," said Catherine Moreno, a partner at Wilson Sonsini.
Since most recording agreements provide that the recordings are "works made for hire," future litigation will likely revolve around whether the recordings in dispute were created as contributions to collective works (and it will likely be argued that albums are such collective works), or otherwise fall into one of the specified categories.
The bank's announcement that it would post a fourth-quarter loss resulting from $1.3 billion in charges, including a $900 million charge to set up a reserve for all future litigation related to Enron, was not as bad as expected and the shares climbed $1.44, or 6%, to $25.44.
