0 present participle of litigate
1 to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument
This first strategy avoids paying anything to plaintiffs with negative-expected-value suits at the cost of litigating with all plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits.
No matter what happens, the expected value of her recovery will always be 20 less than her total of litigating her case to a conclusion.
If we must use this terminology, we should say that both litigating parties emerge victorious.
Those of lower social status were not therefore denied legal redress in the university courts, and could often be found litigating to their advantage.
From the clinics to the courts: the role evidence should play in litigating medical care.
The problem of independence from litigating parties is far from resolved, as cases of judicial corruption abound.
The second reason why this strategy may be effective is that defendant and those plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits have a shared interest in settling rather than litigating.
Some countries offer legal aid to their nationals wherever they may be litigating.
