But we will still talk to folks who want to settle without litigation.
In an interview, Jason Gilliam told Forbes he was simply negotiating on behalf of other aggrieved Monex customers and that the money demand was an attempt to settle legitimate claims without litigation.
Right now, you have new games that build on the idea of old games without any litigation or just straight up copy them with a different skin without any litigation (unless assets were directly copied) and reviews always point this out.
Dislodging Craigslist from its place atop the ad market would be hard even without litigation because classified advertising is a classic example of network effects: Craigslist gets so many listings because people know it is the leading site, so their ad will be widely seen.
Attorney General Holder and Secretary Salazar have been committed to resolving pending tribal trust accounting and trust mismanagement cases, in a fair and equitable manner and without protracted litigation, so that the United States and the tribes can jointly undertake reconciliation and empowerment for American Indian nations.
The major problem, I think, is that this would be a very large piece of time consuming litigation and one never wants to advise individuals to go into litigation without being fully aware of what the possible consequences would be, and you may well find that you could be at risk for legal costs unless you find a financial backer.
Maybe this is eminently practical, but it is impossible to enforce without a ton of litigation.
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It favors defendants who are more likely to be able to afford litigation even without anti-SLAPP protection, while leaving the individuals with the least financial capacity without the extra statutory protection.
Intermediaries are understandably reluctant to ignore threats of litigation, yet without a legal safe harbour that protects them from liability, it is likely that the number of questionable defamation claims will continue to rise.
Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act in 1925 to encourage litigants to settle their disputes without resorting to full-blown litigation.
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And the employer most likely to be forced to file or defend itself in social media litigation is the one without a clear social media policy that is communicated often throughout its workforce.
"We look forward to the response of the EA and we hope that our concerns for residents' safety can be satisfied without the need for expensive drawn-out litigation in the High Court, " said council leader Frank Ayers.
If the board had dismissed the possibility of participating in the lawsuit without consideration, it could have made itself vulnerable to litigation from Starr or other shareholders.
Even though the stage seems set for a momentous ruling by the court, the litigation actually offers the justices a golden opportunity to resolve these cases without setting a precedent either way, and to reaffirm the ideal of democratic, decentralized decision-making.
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That means, as a result of the litigation against the department's hiring practices, the FDNY will have gone five years without a probationary firefighter class entering the academy.
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