Over the years, the unfunded liability grew due to generous improvements in pension benefits, the use of an aggressive earnings assumption for the pension fund assets and litigation by plan members that mandated further payment obligations.
During that race, litigation over Republican plans to challenge about 35,000 voters went to Justice John Paul Stevens on the eve of the election.
"We will try to work with them, but we are planning litigation just in case," he said.
Mr. Romito, whom Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo called "the hero in this case," is a lawyer in Richmond, Va., specializing in litigation and estate planning.
Morris is planning litigation against Watson & Brown, the conveyancing solicitors involved, who he said were recommended by Morris Properties at the time as part of their buy-to-let package.
Democrats planned litigation in the event that Christie decided to let his appointee serve the remainder of Lautenberg's term.
Coeur certainly couldn't: It has long owned a gold mine near Juneau, which it hasn't been able to exploit because of changes in its plans and litigation by environmental groups.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the ongoing litigation, including whether it plans to turn over the documents.
Calling the policy a "shelter denial plan," Steven Banks, the chief lawyer for Legal Aid, said, "It should not have required litigation to stop this plan that would have resulted in women and men in need of shelter being turned away".
On Monday, Xerox, the maker of printers and copiers, announced a charge of $183 million, or 25 cents a share, for litigation involving its pension plan.
