litigate
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State Farm relies on various outside firms to litigate policy disputes, including some stemming from alleged mishandling of claims related to the January 2025 wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“She claims she had it in her milk with her child, and that’s what the insurance company took to settle, and we weren’t going to litigate it.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Because of New Prime, contractors can now litigate their claims in federal court instead of being forced into private arbitration.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Defendants can choose to litigate in federal court, which can cost a significant amount of time and accumulate a mountain of legal fees.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Joshua Carter and Robert Caston were the first two cases we decided to litigate.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The Law Department has previously told ProPublica it takes its ethical responsibilities seriously and litigates each case with an open mind.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
From 2014 to 2019, Kacsmaryk served as deputy general counsel for First Liberty Institute, a Christian conservative nonprofit group that litigates on cases involving religious freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Verheyden-Hilliard’s group often litigates on behalf of those seeking access to public spaces, pressing the government to properly allow free-speech activities and protests along Pennsylvania Avenue and elsewhere.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
In November he announced that he would lead the pro bono practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, which litigates public-interest cases nationwide.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
And it is revealing a Husky team with a chance to forge something special in a season that by its very nature litigates against sustained success.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2020
She is also the one member whose seat is being litigated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Whatever one thinks of those causes, they are contested political questions being litigated before courts as live disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Each of these firings would be litigated, and the results are likely to be contradictory and confusing.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
On a recent day outside of the Apple Pan burger joint — a Krug favorite — Michel, Greenberg and Sugerman, all nearly halfway into their 70s, litigated Feeney history:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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“We hired 10 litigating attorneys last year,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
But the management burden and financial uncertainty of litigating so many cases at trial is high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"After more than five years of litigating against Chris Brown, we are thrilled that we were able to get justice for our client, Patricia," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It cannot reach far beyond state lines to prevent those parties from litigating their grievances in a different, more appropriate venue.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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