in litigation

idiom

: being decided in a court of law
The case is still in litigation.

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The idea here is that if a party or their counsel have done something egregious wrong in litigation, the proper remedy is for the court to issue sanctions and fines ― not that the aggrieved party initiate even more litigation about those wrongs. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Quenneville has shown what the Ducks consider to be appropriate contrition, though in his lengthy introduction nothing was said or asked about another player currently suing the Blackhawks in litigation similar to the Beach lawsuit. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 July 2025 In 2018, Depp acknowledged the controversy around his libel suit, still in litigation, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 8 July 2025 Another prominent Epstein accuser, Virginia Giuffre, who was granted a large monetary settlement in litigation with British Prince Andrew, an Epstein associate, died by suicide in April. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in litigation

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“In litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20litigation. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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