A lawsuit, an action brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.

Over the next two decades, successive lawsuits brought against him would bring into the public domain the astonishing details of his spending.

The lawsuit by the police union brings a distinctive voice to the charged debate over how the city has monitored political protest since Sept. 11.

A 1998 lawsuit over parking brought by a rival developer, however, delayed development for a year.

About 260 feet of the three-legged steel tower had been completed before a lawsuit brought the work to a halt.

In Rhode Island, a lawsuit brought an end to questions about religious affiliation on a test used for civil servants.

At the same time, he said, scientists may not even consider studying a topic until lawsuits have brought it to the world's attention.

A lawsuit would only bring him more unwanted publicity.

"I'm very much satisfied by the results that the lawsuit has brought about."

Those lawsuits must have brought a pause to the copying.