legal action
Example Sentences
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After receiving a response, the commissioner said he believed the government had failed to comply and that he was considering legal action.
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But in 2009, lawyers for the Roar singer asked Taylor to stop using her brand and signalled plans to oppose a trademark application but later dropped legal action.
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In their role as executors, Indyke and Kahn have agreed compensation packages paid to survivors and included conditions that prevented survivors who accepted funds from taking further legal action against them personally.
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"This legal action has dragged on for months, cost hard-pressed local residents a fortune and we still have no clear outcome," Whitehouse said.
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One trans advocacy group has said it would consider legal action over the move.
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