The ruling effectively ends a lengthy and bitter lawsuit that accused the auction houses of colluding on prices and other practices.

Only after a kidnapping and several bitter lawsuits was the family finally reunited.

At the same time, the two companies were locked in a bitter civil lawsuit.

Mr. Jacobs has certainly accumulated his share of bitter lawsuits and critics.

The sales have clearly affected the value of the artist's estate, currently the focus of a bitter lawsuit.

Enough to have recruited a top player from a rival school and spurred a bitter lawsuit.

Whether insurers should pay for bone marrow transplants has become tinder for bitter lawsuits and poignant talk shows.

Michael and the firm became locked in a bitter lawsuit.

Also in the 1990s, Cara won a bitter lawsuit against her old record company over unpaid royalties and other career issues.