The lawsuit is now in court, and may take years to resolve.
More seriously, some problems exposed by the strike may take years to resolve.
It's a very cumbersome process and disputes normally take years to resolve.
That means cases like Compton's may take years to resolve fully.
Most claims made by aliens take years to resolve.
Cases that travel through the whole process - and few do - can take a year or two to resolve.
In any case, it will take years to resolve whatever tax battles now develop.
These kinds of issues could easily take years and many suits to resolve.
In other words, it may take years to resolve the issue.
The case could go to a federal review committee or to court, and it could take years to resolve.