Major Litigation May Have Big Impact on Firm's Future.IF you are a business Owner, it is inevitable that your company will bring or defend the "big case." The big case is the kind of litigious litigious adj. referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish matter that will have a profound effect on the future of your company. It may even be a case where you are betting the continued existence of your company on the outcome of the legal action. It is instructive to remember that no matter how important the case is to your company, the efficiency of the legal representation will always be an issue. Regardless of the stakes, a business owner cannot allow the victory to be pyrrhic pyr·rhic n. A metrical foot having two short or unaccented syllables. adj. Of or characterized by pyrrhics. [Latin pyrrhicius, from Greek purrikhios, from . Big case litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. is big time expensive; there is no way around that. However, there is much you can do to manage the fees so that a win is really a win -- and not a loss masquerading as one. Frederick "Rick" Kranz is a trial lawyer with the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. office of Katten Muchin Zavis. He can be reached at Rick.kranz@kmz.com |
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