in litigation

idiom

: being decided in a court of law
The case is still in litigation.

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But there’s a problem: That inheritance is currently tied up in litigation brought by the siblings of Durst’s first wife, Kathie McCormack Durst, who died under suspicious circumstances in 1982. Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025 Harper sued in 2020, alleging unlawful access to his private financial information, and has been embroiled in litigation since then and is now seeking relief from the Supreme Court of the United States. Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Clean energy projects get trapped in litigation purgatory, delaying or killing them outright for years. Rob Sisson and Danielle Franz, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 More than two years after Columbus filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, the city remains in litigation, alongside multiple cities and insurance companies, against the car manufacturers. Andrew King, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in litigation

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“In litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20litigation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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