precedent
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The precedent also encourages plaintiff attorneys to shake down companies.
“Their stated concern was the recent Cowichan Tribes court ruling, which introduced uncertainty around land title ownership and potential precedent risk,” said the real-estate service firm Colliers in a letter to the insolvency adviser, Deloitte.
There is a past precedent for energy policy changes in Venezuela to spur investment.
From Barron's
"While this is not close to being used in the clinic yet -- and much work remains before these findings could lead to treatments -- there is a clear precedent," Prof. Voineagu says.
From Science Daily
Leaders said grabbing sovereign assets would set a dangerous precedent and that a complex plan prepared by the European Union wasn’t foolproof.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
