But lawyers from both sides of the litigation cautioned that the nature of the questions today did not suggest an outcome or even provide insight into the judges' perceptions of the case.
Instead, people on both sides of the litigation say, the gun companies, believing that the November elections will be crucial to their future, are holding off any further settlement talks at least until they see whether Mr. Bush wins the presidency and the Republicans maintain control of Congress.
In light of the attorney general's clearly articulated views on the matter of whether Elian Gonzalez should return home, as well as the reality that each passing day is another day lost between Juan Gonzalez and his son, the court can only hope that those on each side of this litigation place the interests of Elian Gonzalez above all others.
Sony is on the receiving side of a litigation suit that claims that the PS3 infringes an almost 20 year old patent (via the magic of continuations).
Of course, both sides in the litigation that ensued over the Hinkley groundwater contamination brought in their own scientific experts, although that was not pursued in the movie, but federal agencies whose scientists were not involved in the litigation said evidence was lacking that chromium (VI) in groundwater caused a myriad of health problems.
Echoing a refrain from the company, Mr. Bush said he stood on the side of "innovation, not litigation".
"I stand on the side of innovation, not litigation," Mr. Bush said during a news conference in the state of Washington, Microsoft's home, last spring.
Nina sued Wang Din-shin, demanding to know who financed his side of the lengthy and hugely costly litigation.
"If you've been on the other side of litigation with David, you've had a tiger by the tail".
"There is enough money here at stake that, yes, both sides would go through the expense of the litigation," said Aurora Cassirer, an expert in insurance litigation and a managing partner at the New York City office of Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin.
