litigation

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ costly, expensive

▪ endless, lengthy, protracted

▪ complex

▪ potential, threatened

▪ pending

▪ ongoing

▪ subsequent

▪ civil, commercial, criminal

▪ federal

▪ private

▪ class-action (AmE)

▪

the class-action litigation brought by the families of the victims

▪ liability (esp. AmE), malpractice, tort (AmE)

▪

the fear of medical malpractice litigation

▪ employment, medical

VERB + LITIGATION

▪ bring, conduct (BrE), file (esp. AmE), initiate, pursue

▪

the right to conduct litigation

▪

The alleged victims have elected to pursue litigation.

▪ engage in

▪ become involved in, get involved in

▪ be engaged in, be involved in

▪ threaten

▪ end, settle

▪ avoid

▪

The payment was made to avoid threatened litigation.

LITIGATION + NOUN

▪ costs, expenses

▪ settlement (esp. AmE)

▪ finance (AmE)

PREPOSITION

▪ litigation against

▪

He engaged in endless litigation against the media.

▪ litigation between

▪

litigation between private parties

▪ litigation over

▪

litigation over water rights

PHRASES

▪ the conduct of litigation (esp. BrE)

▪

the defendant's conduct of the litigation

▪ the cost of litigation

▪ the risk of litigation, the threat of litigation