The company uses litigation to protect its name and ratings.

His efforts were not backed or assisted by the major anti-smoking groups that have used litigation in the past against tobacco companies.

States have also used litigation to force federal regulation.

That company has vigorously used litigation to protect its patents on electronic programming guides.

Certainly, those hit with infingement suits often claim that the suer is using litigation as a marketing tool.

Called the ratepayer advocate, it has a new mandate: to try to accommodate the needs of utilities and use litigation as a last resort.

Empowers government to use litigation to recoup liabilities related to tobacco consumption.

"It could end the campaign to use litigation as a method of achieving gun control," he said.

They used litigation to try and cripple their early competitors.

Government agencies have been known to use or threaten to use litigation against bloggers and other Internet content providers.