Sentence examples for litigation seeking from inspiring English sources
As a litigator in the nation's capital, Shahid organized litigation seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in the State of New York in 2004, and also represented the campaign finance reform community in an ultimately successful appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
That, she said, would run afoul of the long-established federal Anti-Injunction Act, which bars litigation seeking to restrain the assessment or collection of a tax.
It says that "the predicted flood of litigation" seeking to explore the meaning of the 2013 defamation act failed to materialise.
To focus our energies on the future, Congress must bar civil litigation seeking to place blame for the devastating events of the past.
Stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, barred from all Olympic sports, including triathlons, and dropped by his former sponsors, Mr. Armstrong may face civil litigation seeking millions.
Chevron has argued that outtakes from "Crude," depicting what the company says is improper interaction between lawyers for the Ecuadorian plaintiffs and a neutral court-appointed expert, could be useful as Chevron fights litigation seeking $113 billion for environmental damage and the prosecution of two Chevron lawyers in Ecuador.
While litigation seeks to accomplish the same ends as legislation, it is often a more viable strategy in regions where legislators are reluctant to act against the interests of the tobacco industry and its frequent allies, such as convenience stores and the alcohol-selling portions of the hospitality industry, which rely heavily on tobacco sales for their total revenue.
Renewed litigation seeks to cloud the future of Duperreault's prized acquisition.
The Supreme Court of India last month dismissed several litigations seeking a change in the age criteria.
We are currently monitoring the litigation and seeking ways to work constructively with the F.D.A. in resolving those concerns.
"I think this is more of a political act aimed at putting pressure on the S.E.C., as opposed to a litigation decision seeking relief," said John C. Coffee Jr., a professor of securities law at Columbia University.
