But Merrell Dow declared the litigation cost too high, and quit making Bendectin in 1983.
This litigation has cost us a lot of money and downtime this year.
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Despite all these defenses, Frazier says, it is still too soon to guess how much the litigation would cost--or when Merck might start to set aside money to deal with Vioxx lawsuits.
She said the set of guidelines had ended up being overly bureaucratic because of a fear of civil litigation, cost-cutting and because it was an easy way to avoid work that was regarded as more difficult.
The resort to litigation carries another cost that is rarely recognised.
Considering the cost of patent litigation, which averages around several million dollars, the cost of implementing all of these strategies is insignificant.
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If nothing else, the cost of litigation related to it will bring it down.
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The bill makes wide-ranging changes to legal aid, the cost of litigation, and sentencing guidelines.
Credit-rating agencies are likely to downgrade firms that face litigation, increasing the cost of financing.
Traditionally, patent trolls have not targeted startups because they perceived them as not having the deep pockets that make the cost of litigation worthwhile.
The feds threaten to sue the cities unless they agree to a civil-rights monitor, and most cities agree, to avoid the cost of litigation.
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Then there is the free-rider problem: the cost of litigation falls on those that sue, but the proceeds from putbacks flow to all investors.
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Each of these properties is nuanced either by future litigation expenses, the cost of under-earning assets and future savings on headcount and other administrative excesses.
Justice Minister Lord McNally said that "nobody underestimates the horror of mesothelioma" but that it was necessary to "bring some order to the cost of litigation".
"One of the things we have avoided here is the tremendous cost of litigation and the uncertainty in a court of law, " Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said.
That drives up the cost of litigation and has a financial impact on the business community, which relies on efficiently functioning courts in order to do business.
While victims with nominal amounts of gains may escape prosecution due to the cost of litigation, investors with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in gains may not be so lucky.
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The cost of litigation alone (leaving aside any potential damages) may cause significant damage to a startup, including reductions in staff, changes to its products or services, or even a collapse of the business itself.
"Anyone who wants to buy or move a franchise to Los Angeles has to include the likely cost of litigation in the overall budget, " says Carter, who has consulted for California municipalities on the subject.
After two arguments before the Supreme Court, Cipollone's family, unable to afford the cost of continued litigation, dropped the suit.
Since Delaware law indemnifies company officers from paying most civil damages, they are rarely exposed to the direct cost of shareholder litigation anyway.
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This article gives brand owners more reasons to question the cost-benefit of litigation over keyword advertising.
Still, given the extraordinary cost of artwork and litigation these days, Lloyd's is probably going to find some takers.
Franchisees are often better served with arbitration than litigation, which can take longer and cost more.
Rikelman said the center also would support the clinic in other litigation, if need be and at no cost.
The cost to Wall Street of such litigation could be in the billions.
But as time goes on, the board gets more worried about the uncertainty of completing the merger and the cost to shareholders if it allows the litigation to drag on.
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