Sentence examples for step in the litigation from inspiring English sources

Judges are increasingly acknowledging that class-action certification, designed to be a mere step in the litigation process, all too often puts defendants under unbearable pressure to settle, even when they have a reasonable chance of winning on merit.

The hearing in Delaware was a scheduling conference, a typically mundane step in the litigation process designed to set a schedule for deciding whether the removal of the directors, including Viacom's chief executive, Philippe P. Dauman, was valid.

The government's announcement, while an attempt to streamline procedures, makes the next step in the litigation less certain.

"We will determine our next steps in the litigation, which the Supreme Court remanded for further consideration," the statement read, according to the Guardian.

I've had a very up close and personal experience in each step of the litigation of this case". "Law school tends to be pretty theoretical," says Clinical Professor of Law Glenn Galbreath, who coordinates the program.

Persily's appointment was the latest step in lengthy litigation that has already reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Bates's ruling was the latest step in long-running litigation over the rights of terrorism suspects.

The C.I.A., in urging a District Court judge to dismiss the lawsuit, had argued that it should not be required to produce even an index of the relevant documents in its possession — a normal step in such litigation — because it would harm national security even to confirm or deny whether it had an "interest" in such operations.

"This ruling is an important first step in our litigation against President Trump for unlawfully receiving emoluments from foreign and domestic governments," Racine said in a statement.

In effect, an exclusive negotiation period is the dealmaking equivalent of the "courthouse steps" bargaining that often produces a last-minute settlement in the litigation environment.

Two judgments on preliminary issues in the litigation were handed down in November 2009.