in litigation

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

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Cupertino, which is slated to premiere in the fall on CBS, follows a former tech lawyer (Colter) who, after experiencing a betrayal from his former employer, teams up with another attorney to represent underdogs in litigation against tech giants. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 As Baron points out, the same techniques are already used in litigation for electronic discovery, when vast sets of corporate files, emails, and other records often must be searched for material bearing on a lawsuit. Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Eisen vowed to go down fighting, treating the paralysis as a legal problem rather than a purely political one, and putting his faith in litigation. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026 In fact, Sentry’s data shows that more than three-quarters of large business executives view recent increases in litigation and multimillion-dollar verdicts as a problem in their industry, with 77% citing third-party funding as a growing issue. Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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