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lawsuit

Law & medicine An action in which one party, a plaintiff, seeks a remedy for a wrong allegedly committed by another–eg, defendant. See Class action lawsuit, Parasitic lawsuit, Qui tamlawsuit.

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Barclays said yesterday a US court had thrown out claims against it in a class action law suit linked to the collapse of Enron.

Enron ruling 'clears bank'

His evidence consists of audits of the appellate judges (twenty-six residencias between 1597 to 1776) and civil law suits (the author looked at 693, most of them concerned with debts) that magistrates expedited for the benefit of the community.

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Celine has so far declined to turn up in court to answer charges in the law suit he has brought against her.

HOLLYWOOD XTRA

Their results were astoundingly good: a better-than 40 percent reduction in total defense costs despite a doubling of numbers of new law suits during the same time frame.

Computerization: reengineering the lawyering process for the 21st century

Some people also worry that the fees could "invite" law suits against the Park Service.

Cliffhanger: who should pay for search-and-rescue costs in National Parks?

Until the specification is corrected, foundries should take steps to protect themselves from possible law suits. The first step is to know the specifications that are being required.

Close attention needed when ASTM A48 is specified

Manufacturers got protection from law suits. So did insurance companies, which also won relief from threatened regulation of their industry.

Frank Fat's napkin; how the trial lawyers (and the doctors!) sold out to the tobacco companies

"Wherever something is identified we will follow the route of civil law suits, and where there is criminal liability the case is, or will be with, the attorney general's office," he added.

Former co-op officials sued for fraud

the State Councio's jurisdiction to examine law suits regarding severing of

Egyptian judiairy irrelevant to severing of ties with Israel - court

The Lebanese Forces law department said on Thursday it intends to file law suits against a number of politicians who slandered LF president Samir Geagea.

Lebanese Forces files law suits against some politicians slandering Geagea

They have either been convicted, charged, named in law suits or are at the centre of diocesan investigations.

PAEDO SHAME OF 50 IRISH PRIESTS; US court files reveal names of sicko clerics

If neither demand was granted, the association had warned, extreme measures would be taken, including law suits for unfair treatment.