The specter of heavy litigation expense and crushing liabilities by runaway juries could easily block the pharmaceutical industry from initiating life-saving changes.
In private practice he incorporated significant public interest and pro bono representation into his heavy litigation caseload, and in 1987 he received the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Pro Bono Award for contributing to the enforcement of civil rights.
In the United States, the popular rideshare service Uber has faced heavy litigation because of its perceived undercutting of the taxi industry, leading to heavy fines and strict rules being implemented by well-established local judiciaries (such as city and/or state transportation boards).
Sir Martin Sorrell has hired a pair of heavy-hitting litigation lawyers to defend him against allegations of personal misconduct and the misuse of funds at WPP.
In court papers, an attorney for the heirs said that under the guise of protecting the Oscar statuette, the academy uses "threats and heavy-handed litigation to bully the heirs of academy members" and has "strong-armed" heirs of Oscar winners.
As two justices for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit noted this week, this administration's policies have resulted in "a heavy stream of First Amendment litigation," litigation that has not, as a rule, gone well for New York City.
The bank, whose shares have fallen sharply following the announcement of the fraud inquiry, could also come under pressure from investors for failing to notify them of the investigation in an earlier quarterly results statement, particularly if the charges result in a heavy fine followed by litigation.
As you'd expect, spreads usually widen for companies with litigation problems, heavy debt loads or weak operating results.
Stewart Jackson, the MP for Peterborough, is the only one refusing to comply, claiming his home has dropped in value and accusing Ipsa of resorting to "heavy-handed and disproportionate" litigation to recover the sum it says is outstanding.
Using a heavy-handed mix of litigation, lobbying and bullying of its opponents, UNOS has solidified its position as the federal contractor in charge of deciding which people get new kidneys, livers or hearts.
In every case, the company could have been prosecuted in either way, but, as it was, five companies faced civil charges and five criminal.In each example, litigation took a heavy toll on the company, but it was heavier for those facing criminal charges: only one of the five, Consolidated Edison, survived.
