The litigation is allowed to be done in tribunals known as international-state dispute settlements (ISDS), ruled upon by lawyers under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation.
Within the LOT club, patent litigation is allowed, but the threat of a counter-suit should discourage the frivolous kind.
The United States had "standing" in this litigation (and therefore, was allowed to argue in the case) on the grounds that it has a "strong interest in the eradication of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation", as its brief states.
The court threw out Sterrett's Title IX challenge in the suit, but he was allowed to continue litigation on his due process claim.
And the Bronx Democratic organization has its own lawyers looking at the matter, with an eye toward possible litigation if Mr. Jackson is allowed to remain on the ballot.
This paper is an attempt to empirically model the system of decisions that firms face in merger litigation where they are allowed to choose what combination of efficiency claims and settlement offers to make.
Ralph Nader, the longtime consumer advocate who has been closely allied with trial lawyers on the issue of civil litigation rules, said Mr. Gore was allowing the president to take the heat of associating with the lawyers while he was reaping the benefits.
Ms. Rodriguez said universal registration would reduce the dependence on third-party groups like Acorn to sign up people and would remove the impetus for much of the pre-election litigation over who should be allowed to register.
In litigation, for example, participants likely to perceive the litigation outcome as fair if they are allowed to express their opinions and participate in the process, regardless of the whether the outcome is positive or negative.
On December 2nd, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that, despite Congress's recent passage of a law that protects gun dealers from litigation, the city's lawsuit will be allowed to continue.
