litigation

(noun)

The conduct of a lawsuit.

Related Terms

Examples of litigation in the following topics:

  • Resolving Conflicts

    • The most common form of judicial dispute resolution is litigation.
    • Litigation is initiated when one party files suit against another.
    • Methods of dispute resolution include: litigation, arbitration, mediation, and conciliation.
    • Generally, the conduct of a lawsuit is called litigation.
    • One who has a tendency to litigate rather than seek non-judicial remedies is called litigious.

  • Litigating for Equality After World War II

    • This was achieved through a diversity of tactics including ongoing litigation.

  • U.S. Court of Appeals

    • Every federal court litigant has the right to appeal an unfavorable ruling from the district court by requesting a hearing in a circuit court.
    • However, only about 17% of eligible litigants do so because of the expense of appealing.
    • First, a litigant who files an appeal, known as an appellant, must show that the trial court or an administrative agency made a legal error that affected the decision in the case.
    • A litigant who loses in the federal courts of appeals may also ask the Supreme Court to review the case.

  • Loss Contingencies

    • A loss contingency may be incurred by the entity based on the outcome of a future event, such as litigation.
    • A loss contingency is incurred by the entity based on the outcome of a future event, such as litigation.
    • The Company and its subsidiaries are also involved in other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.

  • Valuation

    • In addition to estimating the selling price of a business, the same valuation tools are often used by business appraisers to resolve disputes related to estate and gift taxation, divorce litigation, allocate business purchase price among business assets, establishing a formula for estimating the value of partners' ownership interest for buy-sell agreements, and many other business and legal purposes.

  • What is legal risk?

    • This can minimize confusion in case of litigation.

  • The Healthcare Plan of 1993

    • The task force itself was created in January 1993, but its own processes were somewhat controversial and drew litigation.
    • The plan became more controversial due to the First Lady's participation in the secret proceedings of the Health Care Task Force, which led to litigation from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and due to the Act's preponderance of red tape.

  • Establishing Justice

    • State courts, which try 98% of litigation, may have different names and organization; trial courts may be called "courts of common plea", appellate courts "superior courts" or "commonwealth courts. "
    • State courts, which try 98% of litigation, may have different names and organization; trial courts may be called "courts of common plea," and appellate courts may be "superior courts" or "commonwealth courts. " The judicial system, whether state or federal, begins with a court of first instance, is appealed to an appellate court, and then ends at the court of last resort.

  • Basic Judicial Requirements

    • State courts may have different names and organization; trial courts may be called "courts of common plea" and appellate courts "superior courts" or "commonwealth courts. " State courts hear about 98% of litigation; most states have special jurisdiction courts, which typically handle minor disputes such as traffic citations, and general jurisdiction courts, which handle more serious disputes.
    • The U.S. federal court system hears cases involving litigants from two or more states, violations of federal laws, treaties, and the Constitution, admiralty, bankruptcy, and related issues.

  • Role Play Scenario

    • The case has been litigated up to the Supreme Court.