Sentence examples for litigation contest from inspiring English sources

In contrast to the earlier argument, there was a sense now that time was really running out, for the court as well as the two presidential candidates whose photo finish had driven them into a litigation contest as intense as the campaign itself.

She is soliciting funds from persons who undoubtedly wish to influence that legislation and the outcome of any litigation that contests it.

Mark Berndt, the 63-year-old teacher at the center of the litigation, pleaded no contest a year ago to 23 counts of lewd acts upon a child and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

A&T said it would contest the litigation.

Tenet was eager to publicize his record, saying that in past proxy contests and litigation he "extracted a premium on the sale of his shares that was not available to other shareholders".

Private equity firms would no doubt contest this, meaning litigation.

InterCept also said that it and hedge fund JANA Partners agreed to settle their proxy contest and pending litigation.

While other views on dispute resolution usually emphasize the wasteful activities of the contest, such as litigation costs (c.f. Schweizer 1989), this analysis concentrates instead on a non-wasteful means of competition, namely the level of investment.

We're talking virginal here: when the previous chief executive, Robert Beck, didn't talk that way -- last September he got progressive (some called it litigation-conscious) and opened the contest to women with divorce, pregnancy and abortion in their past -- he was fired.

But by putting the threat of a proxy contest and "years of litigation" on the table, he is trying to turn up the heat on the board.

In any event, expect new and more creative litigation strategies to arise as these contests become more frequent.