How to Use in litigation in a Sentence

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  • But now the project is caught up in litigation and the site could be up for sale.
    — The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The two sides had been locked in litigation for months.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 June 2023
  • The state's supreme court would have the ultimate say in litigation to do so.
    — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The pair are still in litigation over the final fate of the Valley Village home.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And of course, he's been involved in litigation for decades.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
  • After that, any effort to block the deal could end up in litigation.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The parents are plaintiffs in litigation against the school.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The results of a second election held a year ago are stuck in litigation.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley and Caroline O'Donovan, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The winning jurist could be the tiebreaker in litigation over the state’s 2024 voting rules.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Abbott and Patrick just passed a bill that is in litigation limiting the power of cities.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The town is likely to become entangled in litigation over the raids for years.
    — Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Others are in litigation, a few were denied and others closed at the claimant’s request.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The breadth of current and potential legal challenges are large even by the standards of Trump, who has spent much of his adult life in litigation.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • But the spectacle that was supposed to tour the world ended up in litigation, locked away in shipping containers in the Texas desert.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • An effort to slam the brakes on questionable car sales tactics, and some hidden costs, has stalled in litigation.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
  • And many efforts, including the DOJ’s landmark case against Apple, could be tied up in litigation for years.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • If doing the right thing is not reason enough, then the increase in litigation may be just the impetus employers need.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The laws were immediately caught up in litigation that continues to this day, but in July 2024, the Supreme Court ruled against them.
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
  • To set up a promo stand in a state where your company was currently embroiled in litigation against that state took a certain kind of gall.
    — Ben McKenzie, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • The statue removal sketch where Nick's character is in litigation with his brother and his sister-in-law, played by Wanda and me.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The facial recognition feud started when MSG blocked entry to a group of lawyers who work for a firm currently involved in litigation against the venue.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The materials could play a key role in litigation, one expert said.
    — Jane C. Timm, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • That effort got caught up in litigation and never took effect.
    — Rebecca Santana, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2023
  • About 15 companies are involved in litigation over the licensing process, which has dragged out through the summer.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Insurers say costs also have been driven by an uptick in litigation and fraud.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
  • The producer filed a countersuit for breach of contract and defamation, and they’ve been embroiled in litigation since.
    — Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 20 June 2023
  • The producer filed a countersuit for breach of contract and defamation, and they’ve been embroiled in litigation since.
    — Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 20 June 2023
  • According to Serre’s book, Alec owed €12 million in back taxes, and his father’s estate was still tied up in litigation with Sylvia.
    — Rachel Corbett, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Venu appeared to get some traction in litigation last week as six state attorneys general filed briefs in support of the lifting the injunction.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Nike attempted to run a small business into the ground—first by ripping off its designs, and then by burying it in litigation, according to a Pennsylvania judge.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2024

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