Sentence examples for powerful litigation from inspiring English sources

That means the Republicans have a classic and powerful litigation tool: the ability to delay.

ONE recent afternoon in the offices of the Midtown law firm run by David Boies and his powerful litigation partners, a large black clamshell box sat on a conference table.

The United Nations health agency, which has spearheaded the anti-smoking effort, issued a report that concluded litigation is a powerful tool in changing the behavior of tobacco giants and lowering the number of tobacco-related deaths.

The plea deal is a remarkable turn for a folksy, politically well-connected but always defiant plaintiff's lawyer who has humbled some of the nation's most powerful companies and whose tobacco litigation was portrayed in the movie "The Insider".

If this provision survives, Congress will have allowed a powerful lobby to stop legitimate federal litigation simply because it has bought the allegiance of some members of Congress.

When regulation fails, private litigation can be the most powerful force for change.

With a technology this powerful, the stakes are high, and patent litigation often lurks.

In a speech delivered earlier this month, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue called litigation "one of our most powerful tools for making sure that federal agencies follow the law and are held accountable".

The ruling was hailed as a victory by educational reformers, and a potentially powerful precedent for other states embroiled in similar litigation.

Shareholder litigation will probably be led by a politically powerful state pension fund or equally powerful union pension fund.

The large award against Samsung prompted concerns that holders of design patents — traditionally a subject of less litigation than function-based patents — would be newly powerful.