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Job security has been cited by litigants and regulators in recent years in not just the Nexstar deal but a prior one proposed by Tegna with private equity firm Standard General.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2026
City attorneys used the digital program to transfer discovery to opposing counsel and litigants.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Still, one risk of multiple, simultaneous legal actions is that a court tells a litigant these actions are interdependent and should be resolved in one forum.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Legislators seek solutions other than lawsuits For more than a decade, lawmakers have been chipping away at the ADA accessibility quagmire — working to incentivize businesses to comply with the law and to dissuade high-frequency litigants from suing so often.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2026
City attorneys used the digital program to transfer discovery to opposing counsel and litigants.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Still, one risk of multiple, simultaneous legal actions is that a court tells a litigant these actions are interdependent and should be resolved in one forum.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Legislators seek solutions other than lawsuits For more than a decade, lawmakers have been chipping away at the ADA accessibility quagmire — working to incentivize businesses to comply with the law and to dissuade high-frequency litigants from suing so often.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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