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Recent Examples of litigation
In parallel, a wave of litigation under privacy laws like Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is challenging the unauthorized use of our most personal data—our faces and voices.
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Alice Xiang, Time, 6 May 2026
Nike is represented by Marc Miller and Tamar Duvdevani of DLA Piper in the litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Freedman also emphasized that Baldoni, 42, was no longer personally involved in the litigation by the time settlement discussions began.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Definitively identifying seeding trials requires access to internal sponsor documents revealing the intent of the study, and those documents surface only through litigation or whistleblowers.
—Sukhun Kang, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Alice Xiang, Time, 6 May 2026
Nike is represented by Marc Miller and Tamar Duvdevani of DLA Piper in the litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Freedman also emphasized that Baldoni, 42, was no longer personally involved in the litigation by the time settlement discussions began.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Definitively identifying seeding trials requires access to internal sponsor documents revealing the intent of the study, and those documents surface only through litigation or whistleblowers.
—Sukhun Kang, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigation
Noun
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The hearing was over dueling lawsuits filed by the hospitals’ landlord and the company that operates the hospital, against one another, in Cook County Circuit Court.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges the city enforced the rule against the rainbow fence but failed to cite other noncompliant households for similar fence-color violations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The doctrine generally bars a party from raising a new argument on appeal that wasn’t raised earlier in the proceedings.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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According to reports, Lori, who wore all black for the proceeding, appeared emotionless in court and didn't speak to her attorneys before exiting the courtroom with them.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Indiscernible shapes draped across mannequins, severed sleeves in electric hues, deconstructed pants and endless interactions of athletic forms in morphing neon suits.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Video obtained by The Associated Press showed passengers on the tarmac donning similar suits and being sprayed down with disinfectant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
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But their actions – the unfriending, the social ostracization – were unkind and extreme, at least from your telling.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Into that landscape comes Fred Cavayé’s Les Misérables, a new action-skewed adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic about crime, justice and redemption, starring Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean and Tahar Rahim as the relentless Inspector Javert.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigation. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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