The attorney, Martin D. Singer, argued that the case should be dismissed because it had passed the statute of limitations, the legal time limit for litigation.
"Twenty-five years is an extremely long time for any litigation to take place," Mr. Swift said.
The Xerox Corporation reported a first-quarter net loss yesterday as a one-time charge for litigation wiped out a profit.
The countersuit, which was filed in Federal District Court in New York, adds yet another legal dimension to a bitter Wall Street story that is now approaching its one-year anniversary and could well endure for a long time in litigation.
This date gives enough time for a "protest"–additional litigation or other action before the state must transmit the names of its electors to the Electoral College on Dec. 12.
"Supporters are urged to be in the courtroom and donate to Dr. Taitz in order help with expenses of her flight to Kansas for the second time and litigation expenses," Taitz wrote on her website.
"At the same time," she said, "we would continue to prepare for litigation".
There has been a change in the main target of litigation over time: in the 1980s, ectopic pregnancy was the most common reason for litigation; today, litigation related to a missed fetal anomaly is the most frequent indication [19].
The debt-restructuring plan would also temporarily suspend litigation and give time for voluntary negotiations with debt holders.
At the time, using litigation was not an unfamiliar approach for Blackboard in dealing with competitors.
Bracing for additional legal costs, JPMorgan has set aside a $23 billion cushion for litigation reserves, a figure that the bank disclosed for the first time on Friday.
