The group's membership and financing have been kept secret, and it has refused to divulge its donors; it is suing the Federal Election Commission, claiming the rules for disclosure in political advertising are an unconstitutional impediment to free speech.
It is suing its rivals for patent infringement.Even to insiders, patent litigation can be a dauntingly unpredictable business.
It is suing for its option money back — plus damages — which, at least in New York City, is pretty much par for the course.
HTC has just announced that it is suing Apple for violating five of its patents, and is asking the US International Trade Commission to "halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod in the United States".
The American Civil Liberties Union announced Friday that it is suing President Donald Trump's administration over its new travel ban.
Amazon draws the line at direct competitors such as Barnesandnoble.com, which it is suing for infringing on a patent of its ordering system, though even this distinction may ultimately give way as the benefits of syndication multiply.
You don't see IBM suing Apple for patent infringement (even though it is suing Apple for stealing away one of its key employees).
Be Inc., the failed maker of a computer operating system hailed by some as a high-powered rival to Microsoft's Windows, said it is suing the software giant for allegedly destroying its business through anticompetitive practices.
It is suing Dynegy for $10 billion for backing out of the merger.
Overture considers Google's process sufficiently similar that it is suing for patent infringement.
In the same month, Trafigura announces that it is suing the BBC2 programme Newsnight for libel.
