litigation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with litigation, each labelled with its topic.

• Six years of litigation over one fence ended when the neighbors agreed to split the surveyor's bill between them.

  Law

• Patent litigation between the two chipmakers dragged on for a decade and cost more than either disputed product earned.

  Technology

• The board settled rather than face litigation, judging four years of hearings worse than the cheque they finally wrote.

  Business

• Litigation over the song's chorus lasted longer than the band, ending with royalties split between three songwriters.

  Music

• Residents began litigation against the refinery, seeking a court order to stop the discharges into the bay.

  Environment

• The leaking roof led to litigation between the owners and the design firm that stretched across five winters.

  Architecture

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More Legal words

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• affidavit
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• uphold
• plea
• trustee
• statute