The government of South Africa strongly opposes the litigation, and the Bush administration supported the companies' appeal on the ground that the case "is causing present injury to important interests of the United States and the Republic of South Africa".
However, regulation is necessary to allow the sharing economy to grow, as opposed to litigation, which simply harms it.
While facing multiple challenges, the sharing economy will be able to thrive, and it must do so in China by encouraging regulation and cooperation, as opposed to litigation.
The arbitration provision encourages swift and reasonable resolution as opposed to litigation that can be protracted, expensive and often dissatisfying to customers.
Mostly they've focused on legislation as opposed to litigation, like anti-trans bathroom bills and bans on same-sex adoption.
Of course the jury is still out on whether the School Board also spent north of $3 million of voter approved school construction funds on litigation opposing the train.
Chevron's well-paid lawyers can still cause lengthy delays, wear down the opposition with "an avalanche of paper," procure the most credentialled experts, and fund defamatory smear litigation against opposing counsel.
"Their biggest concern is the tremendous increase in traffic on that road," said Rudy Marconi, Ridgefield's first selectman, "but they don't want to risk litigation by opposing the plan.
Although the actual payment may vary and even decrease as cigarette consumption decreases, such a substantial amount has put pressure on tobacco companies to support legislative efforts they formerly opposed, since further litigation could bankrupt them.
He wanted legislation authorizing his hiring, an unlikely prospect in a state whose governor, Kirk Fordice, so opposed the tobacco litigation that he is said to have refused to endorse the check when Mississippi's case was successfully settled.
