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Indyke's lawyer, Daniel Weiner, said: "Mr Indyke and Mr Kahn deny all those contentions, including any allegations of fault, liability, wrongdoing or damages of any kind."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

American did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the union’s contentions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

First published in 2003, it was reissued in 2021 in an updated version that engaged with the many critics who responded to his contentions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Federal pleading rules require attorneys to certify that the legal contentions they assert are warranted by existing law or a reasonable argument for modifying the law, and that the factual contentions have evidentiary support.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Bram Fischer spoke next and was prepared to tackle the state’s two most serious contentions: that we had undertaken guerrilla warfare and that the ANC and MK were the same.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela