But they might be worried about litigation from their shareholders.

"The other thing about litigation is that the future is not present either," he said.

And he was talking about ordinary civil litigation, not mortal combat with the government.

If you need legal help or have a question about pending litigation, our office cannot intervene.

Now, regardless of how you feel about litigation as a business strategy, refusing to apologize is just a bad idea.

"I'm not aware of any that have talked about litigation."

"If everything is done right at the front end, we'll have to worry a lot less about litigation later."

"There is concern about litigation, and that's held the price down," he said.

He said the company agreed to the settlement because of concerns about lengthy litigation.

The family attorney was a real estate type who knew nothing about litigation.