Can I sue to avoid this assessment?... Lewis Frank, West Milford, N.J.
What Wal-Mart tries to shirk ends up being shifted to its customers -- who are also state taxpayers, and must make up what Wal-Mart sues to avoid.
But in recent years, the emphasis has slowly begun to shift from "here's how to avoid getting sued" to "here's what you need to know about your own biases".
In fact, it subjects the institutions to greater regulation and forces them to produce plans showing they can fail without government intervention, and big finance companies fight ― and sometimes sue ― to avoid the tougher regulation the designation brings.
In one of Broadway's nastiest battles, Mr. Osterman and Mr. Styne accused Ms. Burnett of faking neck injuries and colds to avoid performing and eventually sued to guarantee her presence onstage.
He sued the N.F.L. to avoid a one-year suspension and won his appeal Tuesday.
The Justice Department sued the state of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina system this week over a law, H.B. 2, that bars trans students from using the bathroom or locker room matching their gender identity -- after the state first sued the DOJ to avoid penalty for violating federal civil rights laws.
In addition to the 8,700 people who have sued Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, over Rezulin, an additional 32,000 people have said that they may sue, giving notice to avoid missing the opportunity to eventually file such claims.
Both companies have owners that oppose contraception on religious grounds, and are suing the government to avoid providing insurance that covers contraceptives to their employees.
