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In many states, the use of such mediation is mandatory before parents can litigate custody issues.
在很多州，在夫婦對(duì)簿公堂之前，這種調(diào)節(jié)過程是義務(wù)的。
When I litigate in New Jersey or New York, it takes five to ten years to get to trial. Out in Nevada, it only takes a year.
如果是在新澤西或者紐約提起訴訟，需要5到10年時(shí)間才能進(jìn)行審判，而在內(nèi)華達(dá)，卻只需要1年時(shí)間。
A big problem with failure-to-hire cases, Nelson says, is that "most people who are looking for work don't have the resources to litigate."
尼爾森表示，對(duì)于求職落榜的案件，一個(gè)很大的問題是“找工作的人大多數(shù)都沒有提出訴訟的資源。”

More likely, no prior investor had been willing to spend money to litigate the matter.
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You need the resources of a large firm to litigate and try claims of that magnitude.
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to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument