The threat of litigation caused some bishops to disregard their pastoral role and adopt an adversarial stance not worthy of the church.
As you can see, governments all over the world are well aware that resolving disputes by way of litigation causes a great deal of damage to business, family, and community relationships.
"Businesses ranging from the smallest start-up to the largest Fortune 500 company are suffering from the enormous waste that the threat of litigation and actual litigation are causing," said Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Assn. "Each one of these threats must be taken seriously by a company," he added.
Fear of litigation "is causing senior management at corporate America to think very carefully and read much more closely the relevant provisions of merger agreements," he said.
Although antitrust litigation is painfully slow, expensive, and unpredictable, the mere threat of decertification followed by antitrust litigation might cause the owners to move at the bargaining table.
Already, the threat of litigation has caused one leading gun maker, the Colt Manufacturing Company, to stop making guns for retail sale.
It is unclear if the litigation will cause a delay in the law, which is set to go into effect in August.
He contends that the A.M.A.-backed bill would have left employers open to formidable litigation and caused the number of uninsured to increase.
If a "say on pay" vote fails, the resulting fallout of negative media attention and frivolous shareholder litigation can cause significant damage to a company's image and even its share price.
The effects of litigation privilege are causing untenable stress to those headquartered or doing business in California.
Known to the Wappinger Indians as Quarropas ("White Marshes"), probably for the area's heavy fogs, the site was sold twice (in 1660 and in 1683) by them to different groups, causing long litigation over the title and delays in the settlement of the area.
