"protracted lawsuit" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a lawsuit that has been long and drawn out, typically due to the complexity of the case. For example: "The two companies have been in a protracted lawsuit over intellectual property rights for three years."
When the settlement was announced, Mr. Obama hailed it as an "important step towards a sincere reconciliation" between the federal government and Indians, many of whom, he said, considered the protracted lawsuit a "stain" on the nation.
President Obama hailed the agreement as an "important step towards a sincere reconciliation" between the federal government and American Indians, many of whom, he said, considered the protracted lawsuit a "stain" on the nation.
A protracted lawsuit decided that The Verve would not get a penny for what would eventually become their biggest hit.
The S.E.C. has said that striking settlements is often preferable to a costly and protracted lawsuit that it might lose.
This led to a protracted lawsuit, brought by Disney shareholders, who argued that the company's directors breached their duties to shareholders by succumbing to Eisner's demands.
The main object of contention in a protracted lawsuit remains SICO's treasure trove of 250 million A.I.G. shares, currently worth about $14 billion.
These hopes were partly based on difficulties with mi nority stockholders experienced in other newspaper mergers, 'notably protracted lawsuits faced by the Newhouse group as a result of its attempted acquisition of The Denver Post.
Nonetheless, a Republican administration that never really cared for the breakup order, and a president who has voiced impatience over protracted lawsuits, have decided on a more conciliatory course of action.
That would erase the threat of protracted lawsuits derailing the project.
A group of consumer and minority activists are calling on life insurers nationwide to agree to a multibillion-dollar settlement to avoid protracted lawsuits about race discrimination.
In downturns of years past, law firms exploited corporate failures and bitter, protracted lawsuits to keep busy and keep billing.
