Sentence examples for litigation was brought from inspiring English sources

Litigation was brought challenging the transaction, but it proceeded slowly.

In both deals, litigation was brought before the takeovers could be completed.

In the 1960's and 1970's, so-called impact litigation was brought by civil rights groups and other activists to bring about changes in public policies that legislatures were unwilling to effect, like reforms in prison conditions.

"It is our understanding that the reason the litigation was brought is that the city has instituted a policy of attempting to change the way young people go out at night at nightclubs and is holding the nightclub operators responsible," he said, adding that Twilo was a target because it is one of the city's largest clubs.

John Coale, a Washington lawyer who is also involved in the Ritalin lawsuits, said the litigation was brought because Novartis and the psychiatric group promoted the idea that many children had attention deficit order and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a way of expanding the market for the drug.

In January, Georgia-Pacific Chief A.D. (Pete) Correll tried to quash rumors that asbestos litigation was bringing the paper and lumber giant toward the brink of insolvency.

In an effort to avoid the extra cost of parallel litigation in multiple courts, some companies are changing their bylaws to mandate all shareholder litigation be brought in a court of their choosing.

Just last month, the U.S. Congress passed and President Barack Obama approved what GMO foes call the "Monsanto Protection Act" -- a measure to last initially six months, stripping federal courts of the authority to halt the planting and sale of genetically modified crops if litigation is brought alleging health risks.

Tesco said no litigation had been brought in the UK so far.

For cruises that do not involve a United States port, the contract states, any litigation must be brought in Genoa, Italy, and be governed by Italian law.

From 1997 to 2012, more than 3,050 securities litigation cases were brought, according to Cornerstone Research, a financial and economic consulting firm.