in litigation

idiom

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

Examples of in litigation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the copyright cases proceed, OpenAI is also embroiled in litigation with its co-founder and now competitor, Musk. Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 The town is likely to become entangled in litigation over the raids for years. Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024 Few volunteers want to join a board in which directors display hostility toward each other or serve an association that seems to be always in litigation. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024 But now the project is caught up in litigation and the site could be up for sale. The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024 The prospect of being in litigation with one of the world’s richest people has unnerved small nonprofits as well as academics who might not be able to count on their universities for complete backing. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 Typically, courts follow the business judgment rule, a rule designed to avoid directors being forever embroiled in litigation over business decisions that did not work out. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024 The state's supreme court would have the ultimate say in litigation to do so. Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023 And as is often the case for third parties and candidates, Kennedy and his allies have been involved in litigation over ballot access. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024

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“In litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20litigation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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