That is just the kind of distribution that can prompt litigation by children expecting the money will go to them, unless, as with the Zellers, the children not only know about the plan, but embrace it.
Thomas Mason, a lawyer who specializes in water rights with the Austin firm of Graves Dougherty Heron & Moody, said the ruling was likely to prompt litigation by landowners wanting to sink more wells or draw more water than the local authorities had permitted.
EPA toxics chief James Jones, speaking at the hearing, also warned that the bill would unwisely limit EPA's discretion on which scientific procedures it can use in its reviews, which could prompt litigation if the agency were to deviate from them.
For decades, New Yorkers have been bedeviled by divorce laws that critics said prompted endless litigation and custody fights that were both unnecessary and cruel.
It was 20 years ago that one of the most notorious financial debacles in American history, that of Penn Square Bank, prompted outrage, litigation and Congressional hearings.
Talk about pennies from Heaven! Overnight, sales of O'Brien's book "TrumpNation," the vivisection of the alleged mogul which prompted the litigation, moved it from 123,329 to 466 in the Amazon.com rankings.
Concussions and their effect on players in the NFL have prompted multiple litigation suits, compensation schemes and investigations in the US, where brain injuries sustained by players have resulted in serious issues later in life, as well as deaths.
Prompted by litigation, regulation and declining sales in its home market, Altria believes it can unleash more earnings potential by hiving off the overseas operation into an independent entity.
The FDA said it received 12,000 reports in 2017 alone, and the majority were filed at the end of the year, prompted by litigation against Bayer.
Across the country -- and especially in states with high foreclosure rates, like Florida, California and Nevada -- homeowner and condo associations are being forced to contend with homeowners living in properties they can't pay for, and banks that won't take action unless prompted by litigation.
