Patents and copyrights aren't doing anything to spark the creation of new works, they are stifling innovation through endless lawsuits.

The possession of this land led to endless lawsuits, supported by the government, and it was ordered to be divided.

The prospect of fighting endless private and Federal lawsuits could cause the industry to seek a deal with Congress.

A spokeswoman for Connaught Laboratories in Swiftwater, Pa., Linda Mayer, said endless lawsuits had indeed led many manufacturers to halt the production of vaccines.

But it would change the way that liability system works, hoping to avoid endless lawsuits among parties responsible for the pollution.

Hostile local communities, spurred by stereotypic fears, passed retroactive zoning laws, filed endless lawsuits and used every available delaying tactic to block group homes.

Approved as part of the airline bailout package, the fund would compensate for economic loss, pain and suffering and thus spare the airlines endless lawsuits.

They insist (as do the sugar companies) that all they really want is flexibility in order to avoid endless lawsuits if they miss the 2006 deadline.

In this century, the greatest environmental progress will come about not through endless lawsuits or command and control regulations but through technology and innovation.

The steakhouse conferees simply want to get it done quickly, without endless lawsuits or regulations that might lead to major job losses.