Although the parmesan cheese cases were recently dismissed, the defendant companies were involved in contentious litigation for more than a year before the trial - level court dismissed the action. (fooddrink-magazine.com)
For this reason, our attorneys will always attempt to encourage mediation and compromise over contentious litigation. (kcfamilylawattorney.com)
One important goal of the Collaborative Process is to help parties avoid going to court for adversarial hearings and trials, and to avoid contentious litigation generally. (collaborativepracticeeastbay.com)