Suddenly, Mr. Wolford found he could no longer obtain bank loans for his company, as bankers feared litigation.

Mr. Freund, who fears costly litigation, fervently shares that hope, though he doesn't quite see the issue.

While many hospitals now permit hypnobirth, doctors are wary because they fear litigation.

Then businesses will be reluctant to work with minority companies because they will fear future litigation.

Fearing lengthy litigation, the organizers said they decided to use a nonbinding vote to publicize their cause.

They also agreed that university officials often hesitated to act because they feared litigation.

Fearing litigation, the Library Association complied with the request.

The jury's decision was reversed and dismissed on appeal, but Lucien feared more litigation if Ethel ever changed her story.

But pharmaceutical companies, fearing litigation, are reluctant to invest the millions needed to bring a new drug to market in this country.

She still believes family issues are spoken of in whispers because male executives fear litigation and being seen as tyrannosauric.