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• In a statement, Misley said the change in the law encouraged her to take legal action.
  — Chuck Johnston, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
• He has been sent to harsh punishment cells 10 times for up to 15 days, and was even forced to take legal action to get winter boots.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
• If a minor does access the site, their parent or guardian can take legal action.
  — Nadia Scharf, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
• The Vietnamese government needs to take legal action to finally end the use of bears for their bile.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
• But Mayor Brett Smiley has urged the council not to take legal action.
  — Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Rodgers' comment prompted a response from the late night talk show host, who threatened to take legal action.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
• This is just the latest group of authors to take legal action against OpenAI over its training data.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2023
• But the company had been out of compliance and hadn’t paid their lease for some time, the governor said, leading the city to take legal action before the fire.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• And Meyer signaled that the newspaper might take legal action against the county.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
• The time limit to take legal action under current law is six years, but if Holcomb signs Senate Bill 188, it will be reduced to two years.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
• Some are expected from women who were inspired to come forward by the #MeToo movement, only to be told that too much time had passed to take legal action.
  — Michael Hill, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
• As a result, the union has joined seven of its film and TV production affiliates to take legal action in a New York district court.
  — Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
• Just one or two pages, but exceedingly formal in tone, the letters suggest the FDA will take legal action if the companies don’t stop.
  — Nicholas Florko and Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022
• Chief electrician Serge Svetnoy is the first member of the Rust crew to take legal action concerning the on-set shooting of October 21.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
• Mayor Brett Smiley would prefer the council not take legal action.
  — Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Having a mandate from Congress could insulate from those challenges, although the right may well take legal action in any case.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
• If the violations are not promptly addressed, the agency may take legal action.
  — Maya Davis, CNN, 16 July 2024
• Russian officials have vowed to retaliate against the White House move and urged the affected oligarchs to take legal action.
  — Annabelle Timsit and Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022
• The limited amount of prebiotics in these sodas has caused at least one consumer to not only question the companies selling the drinks but even take legal action.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
• Under the law, people can file complaints with the Department of Justice which tries to resolve issues and can take legal action if necessary.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Youngkin’s model policies were met with sharp criticism, sparking student walkouts and vows to take legal action.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• Youngkin’s model policies were met with sharp criticism, sparking student walkouts and vows to take legal action.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• The attorney went on to threaten to take legal action if the other attorney didn’t cease contact with Siderio, officials said.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
• When the woman began to tell friends what had allegedly happened, Brand reportedly threatened to take legal action against her.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• The attorney claimed the billboard represented a copyright infringement and asked for the billboard to be taken down within 48 hours, Farmer said, or threatened to take legal action.
  — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• If the tenant and landlord cannot reach an agreement, both parties have the option to take legal action against one another regarding the return of the security deposit.
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
• The law also gives call recipients the right to take legal action and potentially recover up to $1,500 in damages for each unwanted call.
  — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
• If someone doesn’t consider the library’s response satisfactory after the 60 days, at that point, the person could take legal action.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
• The music played in the warehouse for nearly two years, until the company’s management learned the eight employees had obtained counsel and intended to take legal action, the lawsuit alleged.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023
• The hotel that owes the largest wage theft payout in Oakland’s history still hasn’t paid a dollar to 128 ex-workers, according to union representatives who are pressuring the city to take legal action.
  — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024