BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Litigation
- the process of bringing a lawsuit against an individual or organization
Wiktionary Definition for: Litigation
- law : the conduct of a lawsuit
- law : pertaining to the conduct of a lawsuit or lawsuits
Additional Resources
- Shareholder Litigation: Reexamining The Balance Between Litigation Agency Costs And Management Agency Costs
- Shareholder lawsuits are a principal legal means to control management agency costs in corporations, yet they generate their own agency costs from the attorneys who bring representative litigation. This article discusses key policy question, and one that is central to good corporate governance, has long been how to properly balance...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Valassis May Not Be Able to Pay Debt; Litigation May "Materially Harm" the Company
- Valassis may not be able to meet its debt obligations and its litigation against News America Marketing Group may "materially harm" the company, according to a filing with the SEC. The worst-case scenario? "Bankruptcy or liquidation," the company says. The disclosure, in a 10-K filed on a...
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Emerging Issues in Non-Injury Class Litigation Targeting Product Lines
- Among the most serious challenges an automotive manufacturer can face is class action litigation. The class action procedure potentially aggregates hundreds or thousands of claims, turning what may be serious but routine issues individually into a case with potentially catastrophic exposure. As so-called "mass tort" class litigation has developed,...
- White papers 2002-03-22
- Expanding the Scope of the Authority of a Litigation Trustee
- Article discusses about the claims of the debtor or estate, assignment of creditors' claims to the litigation trustee, limitations on the litigation trustee's pursuit of the transferred or assigned claims and litigation trustee under ยง 1123b(3) equal to a true trust. Article also concludes that the attempts by debtors and...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Managing Litigation Costs By Considering Your Jury
- A serious concern for every claim adjuster should be the rising cost of litigation. Managing the litigation process involves everything from determining a litigation budget to evaluating the strength of the case, evaluating the value of the case and assessing the marginal benefit of each cost related to litigation, from...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Revisiting The Monster: New Myths And Realities Of Class Action And Other Large Scale Litigation
- This article explains synthetic analysis of the nature of class action and other large-scale litigation in the United States at the beginning of the new millennium, drawing on these and other data, and informed by the theoretical scholarship of colleagues in the legal academy. It also discusses varieties of large-scale...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Thomson West releases monthly 'disability litigation reporter'
- During the last decade, the volume of disability litigation has grown immensely. To keep up with the ever-changing litigation in this area, West published a new product, Disability Litigation Reporter, an Andrews publication. The Disability Litigation Reporter offers comprehensive coverage of significant litigation involving all aspects of disability law, from...
- Research articles 2003-12-04
- Litigation: Stock Option Litigation Guide. (Books and References).
- Stock Option Litigation Guide, published by Pike & Fisher, Inc. (Washington, D.C.), is a new volume designed to cover litigation arising out of stock options granted to employees. Written to help practitioners deal with new legal challenges posed Stock Option Litigation Guide, published by Pike &...
- Research articles 2001-10-31
- Bank United Corp. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust Announces the Termination of the Trust and the Termination of the Registration of the Trust's Certificates With the Securities and Exchange Commission
- The Bank United Corp. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust (formerly NASDAQ: BNKUZ) ("Litigation Trust") was formed in connection with the February 9, 2001 merger of Bank United Corp. with and into Washington Mutual, Inc. The Litigation Trust issued contingent payment rights certificates ("Certificates") representing the right to receive a...
- Research articles 2004-12-18
- TCDI® Named by Court as Technical Advisor to the World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation
- TCDI Was Chosen as the Litigation Technology Partner to Centrally Manage Data Associated with The World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation GREENSBORO, N.C. -- TCDI([R]) (www.tcdi.com), a market leader in litigation support solutions for electronic data discovery and litigation case management, announces that it has been selected to manage,...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Negotiating The Lower Levels Of Dante's Inferno: The Litigation Process
- One of the least understood aspects of the litigation process is the litigation process. On the one hand, clients who ask that suit be filed against a defendant, believe that the case is inexorably and irrevocably going to end up at a trial at some point in the future. It...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Substantive And Procedural Aspects Of Assessing Damages In Commercial Litigation
- The article asserts that damages should be the focal point of every plaintiff's lawsuit. Determination of what monetary remedies are available should be the one element around which all other aspects of the litigation revolve. Ironically, however, litigators often spend most of their time establishing the liabilities of opposing parties...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- SSA: litigation database.(Federal Register)(United States. Social Security Administration)(Brief Article)
- SSA: Litigation database. System of records. The Social Security Administration is building a National Docketing Management Information System to track litigation involving the ... SSA: Litigation database. System of records. The Social Security Administration is building a National Docketing Management Information System to...
- Research articles 2005-06-17
- Reexamination as a Limited Alternative to Litigation.
- Historically, patent litigation has ranked among the most expensive types of litigation. Congress has listened and experimented with several types of administrative proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO in search o Historically, patent litigation has ranked among the most expensive types...
- Research articles 2004-12-15
- Bank of America and WorldCom Class Action Litigation.
- Bank of America Reaches Agreement to Settle WorldCom Class Action Litigation CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 3 / -- Bank of America announced today that it has reached an agreement to settle class action litigation entitled In re WorldCom, Inc. Se ...
- Research articles 2005-03-03
- LG Presents Sharply Different View on Iris Litigation Issues
- JAMESBURG, N.J. -- LG Electronics USA, leader in deployed iris recognition systems worldwide responded today to Iridian Technology's October 5th press announcement commenting on Iridian's litigation with EyeTicket Corporation which is, in LG Electronics' view, a misleading attempt to link Iridian's litigation with EyeTicket to its pending litigation with LG...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- Lead paint makers face mounting litigation. (class-action suits against Sherwin-Williams Co. and Glidden Co. on lead-based paints)
- Lead paint makers face mounting litigation Lawsuits aimed at Sherwin-Williams Co., Glidden Co. and other past producers of lead paint and pigments are starting to snowball and could rival the asbestos litigation of the 1970s and '80s. The biggest Lead paint makers...
- Research articles 1991-07-15
- Sticks and stones.(litigation management information)(Brief Article)
- Maintaining your business reputation during and after litigation Any business that has been involved in litigation knows the pressure to maintain respect among current and potential clients. Large corporations have spokespeople who handle their pub Maintaining your business reputation during and after litigation ...
- Research articles 2001-07-02
- "Global Patent Litigation" from Aspen Publishers.
- Aspen Publishers New York has released "Global Patent Litigation," a new loose-leaf information service designed to fill the need for information on the strategy and practical aspects of patent litigation in the major trading countries of Aspen Publishers New York has released "Global Patent Litigation,"...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Aspen publishers (New York) will release Bankruptcy Litigation Manual 2002-2003. (Bankruptcy).
- Aspen publishers New York will release Bankruptcy Litigation Manual 2002-2003 Edition (Dec., '02) this month. The updated volume focuses on business bankruptcy litigation and covers new precedents and developments on such issues as: professional re Aspen publishers New York will release Bankruptcy Litigation Manual 2002-2003...
- Research articles 2002-12-31
