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 Some 20 cases, with different legal strategies to gut Roe and Casey, were in litigation in lower courts. Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024 Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown was approved last week to contract five external law firms to assist in litigation over the collapse. Rohan Mattu, CBS News, 20 May 2024 In his complaint, Corben said Méndez falsely accused him of secretly being paid to agitate for her removal by William Fuller, a Little Havana businessman who has been locked in litigation against the city for years. Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024 Depp distributed that money to five different charities, and, according to the source, there are no more loose ends in litigation — everything is complete and finalized. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 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

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“In litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20litigation. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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