Until 1835, the pending lawsuit "prevented the growth of population" in and around Randolph.

Subsequent lawsuits from Poley prevented the album from being released.

He is right that there is no proof of impact, since a lawsuit prevented the law's enforcement.

The lawsuits prevented the book from being published in paperback for eight years.

Such lawsuits effectively prevented this on all but toll roads.

A lawsuit at the national level, however, had prevented the party from further organizing any state chapters beyond those that already existed.

She expressed hope that the lawsuit would prevent the home from opening.

A lawsuit by the state of California prevented the federal government from allowing development on 36 federal leases issued before the congressional moratorium.

A lawsuit by a neighborhood group has prevented construction on the Lower East Side project.

(Unfortunately, most of their action comes as lawsuits to prevent competition.)