Courtroom litigation raises uncertainty — about the ultimate cost for BP, and for the victims who choose to fight in courts.
Anti-hero litigation raised its head, the cops now handle crime, and, by government decree, Bob and Helen are forbidden to exercise their powers outside the home.
Their complaint, like the litigation, raises thorny public policy questions about how much money should be spent on services to those who are disabled.
If Congress tries to retroactively impose an estate tax on 2010 deaths, I'm betting there will be litigation raising constitutional issues.
"Aboriginal litigation raises some of the most important and complex and difficult and therefore expensive issues to resolve.
And Halliburton can't seem to stay out of the courtroom even though litigation raises serious trust questions, including a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders.
Occidental said it also would report pretax costs of about $76 million in the fourth quarter to increase its environmental remediation reserves, provide for litigation and raise self-insurance reserves.
Later, a dinner at the Houston home of H. Lee Godfrey, a partner in Susman Godfrey, a major litigation firm, raised $400,000 for the Democratic Party.
In contrast, the court's agenda is now dominated by litigation directly raising questions involving civil and political rights and freedoms, as well as individual equality before the law.
As Mr. Bloomberg's third term draws to a close, his assertion of sweeping mayoral power has suffered a series of high-profile setbacks, miring several of his marquee initiatives in litigation and raising questions about the wisdom of his administration's peremptory approach.
