Things have become so bad that the private operators of one of the roads, which links the Spanish capital and Toledo, started litigation last year against the government, seeking changes to the terms of its concession that would permit it to collect tolls for a longer time.
After filing suit in the United States, Mr. Heriot's lawyers filed a motion in the Federal Court of Australia, Victoria District Registry, notifying it that he had started litigation in the United States, the country where the copyright registrations had been filed, and asking it to postpone or dismiss its version of the case on jurisdictional grounds.
Before starting litigation, he said, the writer might want to ask the managing agent if he can review minutes of board meetings for the last several years to determine whether he is being singled out for this treatment.
"If that doesn't get their attention, you may have to hire a lawyer and start litigation," he said, adding that all four parties should be named in any suit that is filed.
However, the court said the club could still appeal the disqualification, but it would need to take its case to Spain's normal law courts, effectively starting litigation against Spain's federation.
But he added that before starting litigation, it might be prudent to hire an architect or engineer to determine whether the drain is truly the cause of the problem and, if so, whether the defect is in the design or installation of the drain.
"It's always a good idea before you start litigation to understand what the law is".
"It's always a good idea before you start litigation to understand what the law is," Vilsack said then. .
"Past experience of other companies in such situations suggests that documents will be deliberately presented out of context to advance the interest of the parties who have started Vioxx litigation," Mr. Plohoros said in an e-mail message.
Correction: February 26 , 2003 Wednesday Monday's editorial on tax shelters said erroneously that Sprint Corporation's two top officers had sued Ernst & Young, the company's auditor, because of personal tax advice that had been questioned by the I.R.S. Sprint says that neither officer has started any litigation.
They continue to grow at a fast clip even after the networks started massive litigation against them.
